James L. McReynolds, 57, known in Chattanooga’s rap community as Biggie Moe, was shot on the night of January 9, 2024 and found by officers inside his vehicle on the 7600 block of North Bishop Drive. He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds and died the next day.

The Chattanooga Police Department opened a homicide investigation and set up a tip line seeking information. Friends and fellow artists described McReynolds as a mentor and an influential presence in the local music scene whose death has left the community grieving.

If anyone knew Biggie Moe or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to the Chattanooga Police Department’s homicide tip line.