Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
| Murder of the Notorious B.I.G. | |
|---|---|
Petersen Automotive Museum in 2006 | |
| Location | 34°03′46.0″N 118°21′41.2″W / 34.062778°N 118.361444°W Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 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 | 1 (The Notorious B.I.G.) |
| Perpetrators | Unconfirmed |
On March 9, 1997, 24-year-old American rapper Christopher Wallace, known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G., was murdered in a drive-by shooting. He was pronounced dead at 1:15 AM. in Los Angeles, California. 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 C. J. 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. 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.