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Unsolved March 9, 1997 Homicide

The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace)

Status Unsolved
Type Homicide
Date March 9, 1997
Location Los Angeles, California
Victim Age 24
Gender Male

Rapper Christopher Wallace, known as The Notorious B.I.G., was shot in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles after attending the Soul Train Music Awards. He was killed just six months after Tupac Shakur. Despite a massive investigation and multiple civil lawsuits, no one has ever been charged with his murder.

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