LIL DURKBROTHER OTF DTHANG DEAD AT 32Reportedly Shot & Killed

Cook County officials inform Dontay Banks Jr. -- DThang's government title -- was found deceased on the 7900 block of S. Loomis Blvd. in Chicago, and was assigned an instance number. An autopsy still must be done in order to figure out the cause and manner of death.

LIL DURKBROTHER OTF DTHANG DEAD AT 32Reportedly Shot & Killed

Reports say DThang was shot in the head outside of a nightclub and died on the spot... citing alleged witnesses who say they saw the shooting go down.

DThang was a rapper himself... but was not nearly as big as Durk is, who's blowing up right now. However, he has a string of tunes out -- although it does not look like they collab'd.

This is just the latest tragedy to attack Durk's inner circle -- he has lost a small number of friends and loved ones through the years... such as, famously, the death of his labelmate King Von... who had been shot and killed last year. A producer he worked closely with named Turn Me Up Josh also died just last week... something Durk himself commemorated with a post.

Durk hasn't commented on his brother's passing nonetheless, but condolences have been occupying all over social media. DThang was 32.