Attack type, Weapons Blue-steel (exact model and make unknown) Deaths 1 (Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. 'The Notorious B.I.G.' ) Perpetrator Unknown The murder of Christopher Wallace, better known by his stage names ' and 'Biggie Smalls', occurred in the early hours of March 9, 1997. The artist was shot four times in a in,, one of which was fatal. Despite numerous witnesses and enormous media attention and speculation, no one was ever formally charged for the murder of Wallace. Adobe acrobat reader 5.0 free download.