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This FBI file concerns the 1997 Los Angeles murder of rapper Christopher Wallace, known as Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls. A December 2002 FBI communication requested opening a full civil rights investigation into allegations that Los Angeles Police Department officers and people associated with Death Row Records may have been involved in or obstructed the investigation. The released records include a lengthy chronology from 1993 through 1997, investigative summaries, informant allegations, evidence-property entries from December 2003, and an FBI interview report concerning LAPD officer Kevin Gaines. The material discusses the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry, Tupac Shakur's killing, alleged gang and police connections, witness descriptions, and questions about firearms and ammunition evidence, while presenting many claims as unverified source information.

FBI file number: 194C-LA-232722 | Documents span: 1993-2003 | Released in 3 parts
Names in this file: Christopher Wallace, Tupac Shakur, Marion "Suge" Knight, Kevin Gaines, Jassan Robles, Randy "Stretch" Walker
Subjects: Biggie Smalls murder, civil rights investigation, LAPD, Death Row Records, Tupac Shakur, police corruption allegations