Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.

Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
	Petersen Automotive Museum in 2006
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates	34°03′46.0″N 118°21′41.2″W / 34.062778°N 118.361444°W
Date	March 9, 1997 ; 12:47 a.m. PST (UTC−08:00)
Target	The Notorious B.I.G. or Sean Combs
Attack type	Murder by drive-by shooting
Weapon	9mm pistol (exact model and brand unknown)
Deaths	The Notorious B.I.G.
Perpetrators	Unconfirmed

American rapper Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage name the Notorious B.I.G., was murdered in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles, California. He was 24 years old. Prior to the event, Wallace promoted his second studio album Life After Death, and attended an after-party in Los Angeles instead of taking a scheduled trip to London.

In 2007, Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace; his widow, Faith Evans; and his children, T'yanna Jackson and Christopher Jordan "CJ" Wallace, filed a $400 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) alleging that corrupt officers were responsible for Wallace's death.^[1] Retired LAPD officer Greg Kading alleged that Suge Knight, the head of Death Row Records, orchestrated the murder in revenge for the September 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur in a similar drive-by shooting. Bloods member Wardell Fouse was named as the alleged shooter.^[2]

^ "Notorious B.I.G. Murder Case: Finally Time for Answers?". ABC News.
^ Kenner, Rob (March 9, 2012). "Interview: Former L.A.P.D. Detective Says He Knows Who Killed The Notorious B.I.G." Complex. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[1] "Notorious B.I.G. Murder Case: Finally Time for Answers?". ABC News.

[Complex_Former_LAPD_Detective_Interview-2] Kenner, Rob (March 9, 2012). "Interview: Former L.A.P.D. Detective Says He Knows Who Killed The Notorious B.I.G." Complex. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

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