Big L's Accused Killer Murdered in Harlem

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Jun 24, 2016
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February 15, 1999 Big L was shot and killed. It was the end of a rapper who did not reach his full potential at the age of 24-years-old. Yesterday (June 23), Gerard Woodley, the man who many believe murdered the rapper, was gunned down in Harlem.

Reports DNA Info New York:

Gerard Woodley, 46, who is suspected in four other homicides, was in front of 106 W. 139th St., near Lenox Avenue, about 11:17 p.m., when someone shot him in the head, NYPD officials said.

Woodley, who lived at the West 139th Street building, was pronounced dead at Harlem Hospital, police said.

There were no immediate arrests and police didn’t release a description of the suspect.

Woodley has a long history of violent crimes and was released from prison in September 2015 after serving four years on a weapons charge unrelated to the rapper’s death, officials said.

“He did a lot of bad things and someone decided it was time to go,” the source added.

Woodley was arrested for the murder of Big L, but the DA released him stating there wasn't enough evidence. Reportedly, witnesses were not cooperating and some say it was due Woodly being watched by the Feds for drug trafficking.

Woodley and Big L were childhood friends, but the rumors state a dispute occurred over the incarceration of Big L's brother. DNA Info sources also speculate that Big L was involved in a hustle that involved setting up drug dealers to be robbed. Woodley had reportedly been released on parole in September 2015.