Migos rapper Takeoff dead at 28, shot and killed in Houston
Migos member Takeoff died early Tuesday after being shot in Houston. He was 28.
A rep confirmed the news to the Associated Press.
The rapper was killed at a bowling alley around 2:30 a.m. after an altercation broke out over a dice game, TMZ reported.
Takeoff, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Houston Police Department Lt. Christina Salazar told NBC affiliate KPRC 2 that 40 to 50 people were at 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston when the shooting took place, explaining that two other injured people were taken in private vehicles to nearby hospitals.
Police confirmed that Takeoff and his uncle and Migos groupmate Quavo were present but did not immediately identify the decedent.
Footage obtained by TMZ appears to show Quavo, whose real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall, at the bowling alley trying to move his wounded nephew before putting him down and yelling for help.
The site reported that Quavo, 31, was not injured.
Quavo and Takeoff started Migos in 2008 with Offset, who was Quavo’s cousin.
Offset, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus and who is married to Cardi B, was not present at the time of Tuesday’s fatal incident.
Fans of the Grammy-nominated rap group, whose hits include “Versace” and “Bad and Boujee,” took to Twitter to share their heartbreak over Takeoff’s death.
“Can’t imagine Migos without Takeoff and Quavo together,” one social media user wrote. “Was family fr…”
Another added, “RIP Takeoff. All he ever did was deliver hits and mind his own business. This isn’t fair at all man.”
Earlier this month, Takeoff and Quavo spoke about the possibility of continuing their careers without Offset.
“I just feel like we want to see our career as a duo, you know what I’m saying?” Quavo said on the “Big Facts” podcast.
“Because we just came from a loyal family … that’s supposed to stick together,” he continued in the Oct. 4 interview with DJ Scream. “Sometimes, when s–t don’t work out, it ain’t meant to be.”
Takeoff added, “We don’t know all the answers. … Only time will tell.”