BIG L PT2

Coleman was killed in the doorway of 45 West 139th Street in Harlem on February 15, 1999, after being shot multiple times in the face and chest. Gerard Woodley, one of Big L's childhood friends, was arrested in May 1999 for the crime. At the time of his death, Coleman had two brothers in prison. "It's a good possibility it was retaliation for something [Big L's] brother did, or [Woodley] believed he had done," said a spokesperson for the NYPD.[3] Woodley was later released and the murder case remains unsolved.[4] Big L's brother was later murdered in the same neighborhood while searching for clues relating to his brother's murder.[citation needed] Gang Starr has made a tribute to Big L on their Sirius/XM satellite radio show and a song entitled "Full Clip