A 33-year-old man has been arrested following the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff.
Patrick Xavier Clark has been charged with the murder of the Migos star, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in the US city of Houston, Texas.
Takeoff is the youngest member of the Grammy-nominated rap trio, which also features Uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.
Born Kirsnick Khari Bal, the 28-year-old was one of three people police said were shot in the incident, when an argument erupted as about 40 people left a private party in the alley.
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The other victims were a man and a woman, both with non-life threatening injuries in the shooting, in which at least two people opened fire.
Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Police Sergeant Michael Burrow said the shooting occurred after an argument over a game of dice, but that Takeoff was not involved and was “an innocent bystander. “
The day after the attack, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said Takeoff was “respected” and had “no reason to believe he was involved in any crime at the time”.
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On Wednesday, police announced the arrest of another man named Cameron Joshua in connection with the shooting.
The 22-year-old was charged with illegal gun possession at the time Takeoff was shot, but Sergeant Major Burrow said investigators believe it was Clark’s shot that killed the rapper.
Cameron Joshua. Photo: Houston Police Department
Who is Migo?
Migos’ record label, Quality Control, mourned Takeoff’s death in a statement posted on Instagram calling it “senseless violence”, while fellow musicians, including Drake and Justin Bieber, paid tribute. his legacy in a memorial service.
Migos first broke through with Versace in 2013.
(LR) Offset, Quavo and Migos Take Off to the Gala of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute
They had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, though Takeoff wasn’t on their multi-week number one hit Bad and Boujee, which featured Lil Uzi Vert.
They released a trio of albums called Culture, Culture II and Culture III, with the first two reaching number one on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Takeoff and Quavo released a joint album Only Build For Infinity Links just weeks before his death.
