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murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
Since 1997
On March 9, 1997, 24-year-old American rapper Christopher Wallace, known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G., or Biggie Smalls, 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.
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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, with Wardell "Poochie" Fouse being named as the alleged shooter.
Fouse, a Mob Piru gang member and an associate of Knight, died on July 24, 2003, after being shot in the back while riding his motorcycle in Compton.
The case remains officially unsolved, despite the evidence that was uncovered.
Source: Wikipedia / Wikidata
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