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Suspected Murderer of Migos Rapper Takeoff Arrested
Houston police and city officials announced on Friday that a suspect has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of rapper Takeoff last month, in what the mayor described as the latest tragic example of “a young man taking the life of another young man.”
Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was arrested and charged with murder on Thursday evening, according to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, who spoke at a news conference alongside Mayor Sylvester Turner.
“I’d like to express my regret and disappointment that this was yet another case of a young man taking another young man’s life,” Turner told Reuters.
Kirsnick Khari Ball, 28, was shot dead after a party at a Houston bowling alley on November 1. Two other people were injured in the shooting, which occurred during an argument over a “lucrative” dice game, according to police.
“I can tell you that Takeoff was not involved in the dice game, he was not involved in the outside argument, and he was not armed.” “He was an unwitting bystander,” Houston Police Sergeant Michael Burrow said at the press conference. ”
The investigation was slowed, according to Burrow, because none of the more than 30 people at the party spoke to police at the scene.
“It’s critical that those individuals come forward,” Burrow said. “We’re still trying to reach out to many people.” He claimed that video and audio evidence obtained from surveillance cameras and cell phones helped to solve the case.
Ball was a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop group Migos, whose hits included “Bad and Boujee,” which featured rapper Lil Uzi Vert, “MotorSport,” and “Walk It Talk It.”
His death sparked an outpouring of grief from Atlanta’s hip-hop community and fans worldwide.
Ball is the most recent rapper killed by gunfire, following Nipsey Hussle, Pop Smoke, and King Von.
