L.A. Pays Notorious B.I.G.’s Family
The Los Angeles City Council will pay $1.1 million to the family of Notorious B.I.G. to cover legal costs, Reuters reports.
The penalty occurred because of errors in a civil wrongful death trial over accusations that the rapper was murdered by rogue police officers. A district judge accused police of concealing evidence and declared a mistrial in July.
Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was killed in 1997 when he was 24. The unsolved murder had been rumoured to be linked to the feud between East and West Coast rap record labels.
The family of Notorious B.I.G. claims the shooting was carried out by police working for one of the record companies. It will proceed with a wrongful death lawsuit and hope to set a new trial date next month.
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