MC Big L (Lamont Coleman): Age 24 | Cause Of Death: GUNSHOT
(Born: 30.5.1974, Died: 15 February 1999)
Police have apprehended a suspect in connection with the murder of underground Harlem MC Big L (Lamont Coleman). According to New York Police Officer Theresa Farello, Gerard Woodley, 29, was arrested 10:20 a.m. Thursday in a Bronx apartment and charged with second- degree murder. “The suspect had an ongoing dispute with Coleman’s brother,” Officer Farello told BLAZE Online. Gerard, who also is a native of Harlem, is wanted on a federal warrant for drug trafficking. He will be arraigned in a Manhattan Criminal Court and held without bail. As we last reported, Big L, a member of the Bronx hip hop crew Diggin’ in the Crates, (a group of MCs and producers that include Fat Joe, Lord Finesse, Diamond D and Showbiz and A.G.), was gunned down February 15 near his home in Harlem, NY. An upcoming album by DITC, will posthumously feature Big L on several songs. ~Blaze
On February 15, 1999, Lamont Coleman was shot nine times in the face and chest at 139th Street and Lenox Avenue near his Harlem home. In May the same year, police arrested Gerard Woodley in his Bronx apartment and charged him with second-degree murder. Police believe Woodley killed Lamont in retaliation for a long-standing beef with Lamonts brother, who is in prison.
While Woodley was originally held without bail, a police spokesperson said her records showed that he is currently out on bail after having only posted 1 dollar. The police spokesperson added that Woodley is due back in court on July 5 for a pre-trial hearing, but only for a control date, which means the case is going to be adjourned to a new date.
As in the case of Tupac and of Biggie Smalls, L`s killer remains free.
~http://www.bigl4life.cjb.net/
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Suspect Arrested In Big L Killing
Police have apprehended a suspect in connection with the murder of underground Harlem MC Big L (Lamont Coleman). According to New York Police Officer Theresa Farello, Gerard Woodley, 29, was arrested 10:20 a.m. Thursday in a Bronx apartment and charged with second- degree murder. “The suspect had an ongoing dispute with Coleman’s brother,” Officer Farello told BLAZE Online. Gerard, who also is a native of Harlem, is wanted on a federal warrant for drug trafficking. He will be arraigned in a Manhattan Criminal Court and held without bail. As we last reported, Big L, a member of the Bronx hip hop crew Diggin’ in the Crates, (a group of MCs and producers that include Fat Joe, Lord Finesse, Diamond D and Showbiz and A.G.), was gunned down February 15 near his home in Harlem, NY. An upcoming album by DITC, will posthumously feature Big L on several songs.
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