party , ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Peters en ▁Autom ot ive ▁Museum , ▁in ▁two ▁G MC ▁Sub urb ans ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁his ▁hotel ▁after ▁an ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁that ▁the ▁party ▁would ▁finish ▁earlier ▁than ▁planned . ▁Big gie ▁tra ve led ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁passenger ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁Sub urban ▁alongside ▁his ▁associ ates , ▁Dam ion ▁" D - R ock " ▁Butler , ▁Junior ▁M . A . F . I . A . ▁member ▁Lil ' ▁Ce ase ▁and ▁driver , ▁Gregory ▁" G - M oney " ▁Young . ▁Com bs ▁tra ve led ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁vehicle ▁with ▁three ▁body gu ards . ▁The ▁two ▁tr uck s ▁were ▁tra iled ▁by ▁a ▁Che v ro let ▁Bla zer ▁carrying ▁Bad ▁Boy ' s ▁director ▁of ▁security . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 2 : 4 5   a . m ., ▁the ▁streets ▁were ▁crow ded ▁with ▁cars ▁full ▁of ▁people ▁leaving ▁the ▁event . ▁Big gie ' s ▁tr uck ▁stopped ▁at ▁a ▁red ▁light ▁ 5 0 ▁yards ▁( 4 6 ▁m ) ▁from ▁the ▁museum . ▁While ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁light ▁to ▁change , ▁a ▁white ▁Toy ota ▁Land ▁Cru iser ▁made ▁a ▁U - turn ▁and ▁cut ▁in - between ▁Big gie ' s ▁vehicle ▁and ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁Bla zer ▁behind . ▁Sim ult ane ously , ▁a ▁dark ▁Che v ro let ▁Imp ala ▁pulled ▁up ▁alongside ▁Big gie ' s ▁SU V . ▁The ▁driver