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“font-family: Calibri;”>CNN is reporting that The 13-year-old investigation into the murder of rapper Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace has gained traction in recent months, as new leads are being pursued in an attempt to finally solve the case.
Sources told
CNN’s Anderson Cooper that a new task force of local and federal
law enforcement agencies are pursuing leads related to the March
9th, 1997 slaying of Biggie outside of the Petersen Automotive
Museum in downtown Los Angeles.
Police claim a
lone gunman in a Chevy Impala rolled up next to a Chevy Suburban
carrying B.I.G. and members of his entourage.
He was killed on
the spot when the unknown gunman sprayed the passenger side with
bullets in a scene eerily reminiscent of the slaying of Tupac
Shakur six months earlier, on September 7th 1996, on the Las Vegas
Strip.
Russell Poole, a
retired LAPD officer who investigated the murders and wrote a book
titled LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac
Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records’
Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police
Scandal, is sticking to the theory that Death Row Records boss
Marion “Suge” Knight ordered the hit while he sat in jail on a
probation violation.
According to
Poole’s theory, disgraced, former LAPD officer David Mack allegedly
helped set up the murders, while one of Mack’s friends, Amir
Muhammad (a.k.a. Harry Billups), was the actual triggerman.
Mack, who is a
member of the Bloods street gang, was released from prison in May
of 2010, after serving 14 years for his role in a $700,000 bank
robbery while he was a police officer.
The
investigation into Tupac Shakur’s murder in Las Vegas, is ongoing
as well.
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“font-family: Calibri;”>Information from CNN.com and Allhiphop.com contributed to this report.
