Murder of Christopher Wallace

Death of The Notorious B.I.G.
Location	Los Angeles, California, United States
Date	March 9, 1997 12:47 AM (Pacific Time Zone)
Target	Christopher "The Notorious B.I.G." Wallace
Weapons	Blue Steel 9mm pistol - exact model and make unknown
Perpetrator	Unknown

The murder of Christopher Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls, occurred on the night of March 9, 1997, when the rapper was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California which led to his death an hour later.

The shooting occurred because Biggie Smalls feared for his safety, not just because of the ongoing East Coast–West Coast feud and the murder of Tupac Shakur 6 months prior, but because of his role as a high-profile celebrity in general.Life After Death was scheduled for release on March 25, 1997. On March 7, 1997, he presented an award to Toni Braxton at the 1997 Soul Train Music Awards in Los Angeles and was booed by some of the audience. The following evening, March 8, Wallace attended an after party hosted by Vibe magazine and Qwest Records at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Other guests included Faith Evans, Aaliyah, Sean Combs, and members of the Bloods and Crips gangs.

On March 9, 1997, at 12:30 a.m. (PST), Wallace left with his entourage in two GMC Suburbans to return to his hotel after the Fire Department closed the party early because of overcrowding. Wallace traveled in the front passenger seat alongside his associates, Damion "D-Roc" Butler, Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease, and driver Gregory "G-Money" Young. Combs traveled in the other vehicle with three bodyguards. The two trucks were trailed by a Chevrolet Blazer carrying Bad Boy's director of security.

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