Suspect Charged With Takeoff’s Murder
• Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston.
According to The Associated Press, Houston police announced Friday that Patrick Xavier Clark has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Takeoff (pictured), born Kirsnick Khari Ball, who was the youngest member of Migos, the Grammy-nominated rap trio from suburban Atlanta that also featured his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.
The 28-year-old Takeoff was one of three people police said were shot outside the downtown Houston bowling alley around 2:30am on Nov. 1, when a dispute erupted as about 40 people were leaving a private party at the facility. Police have said another man and a woman suffered non-life-threatening gunshot injuries during the shooting, in which at least two people opened fire.
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said the day after the shooting that Takeoff was “well respected,” and there was “no reason to believe he was involved in anything criminal at the time.”
Migos’ record label, Quality Control, mourned Takeoff’s death in a statement posted on Instagram that attributed his murder to “senseless violence.” Fans and other performers, including Drake and Justin Bieber, celebrated Takeoff’s musical legacy in a memorial service last month in Atlanta.
