Rapper Takeoff Dies In Houston Shooting: He Was 28
deadline.comTakeoff, a rapper with the Georgia-based hip-hop trio Migos whose string of hits earned them an appearance on a 2016 episode of the TV series Atlanta, was shot and killed at a downtown Houston bowling alley and pool hall Tuesday night, local police have confirmed.
According to local news reports, Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was at the 810 Billiards & Bowling establishment with his uncle and Migos bandmate Quavo ((Quavious Keyate Marshall) when the shooting started around 2:30 a.m.
Tuesday. Police initially confirmed only that the two musicians were among the more than 40 people at the entertainment hall, and that one man had suffered a gunshot wound to the head or neck.
Houston police later confirmed that Takeoff had died at the scene. Two other people suffered apparently non-life-threatening injuries; Quavo was not injured.
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