A 33-year-old man was arrested on a homicide cost within the taking pictures of rapper Takeoff, who police on Friday stated was an “harmless bystander” when he was struck by gunfire exterior a Houston bowling alley.
Patrick Xavier Clark was taken into custody peacefully Thursday evening, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stated. Clark’s arrest got here at some point after one other man was charged in reference to the Nov. 1 taking pictures, which authorities stated adopted a dispute over a cube sport and wounded two different folks.
Clark was being held in jail Friday awaiting a bond listening to. Courtroom information don’t listing an legal professional who might converse for him, however point out he was arrested as he was getting ready to go away the nation for Mexico.
Born Kirsnick Khari Ball, Takeoff was the youngest member of Migos, the Grammy-nominated rap trio from suburban Atlanta that additionally featured his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.
The 28-year-old musician was shot exterior the downtown bowling alley at round 2:30 a.m., when police stated a dispute erupted as greater than 30 folks have been leaving a non-public celebration there. Police beforehand stated one other man and a lady suffered non-life-threatening gunshot accidents and that a minimum of two folks opened fired.
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Migos rapper Takeoff, 28, shot lifeless in Houston bowling alley
Police Sgt. Michael Burrow stated throughout a Friday information convention that the gunfire adopted a disagreement over a “profitable” sport of cube, however that Takeoff was not concerned and was “an harmless bystander.” Finner stated police have no idea whether or not Clark was invited to the celebration or if he knew Takeoff.
Each individual on the scene left with out speaking to police, Burrow stated. A few of these folks have since been situated by the authorities, who’ve additionally labored to piece collectively occasions with ballistics, video and audio recordings, in response to Burrow. He stated investigators are nonetheless making an attempt to trace down witnesses.
“We can be trying to discover you,” he stated. “It is going to be simpler when you come discover us.”
On Wednesday, authorities introduced the arrest of Cameron Joshua in connection to the taking pictures. Joshua was charged with illegally having a gun on the time Takeoff was shot, however prosecutors stated the 22-year-old will not be believed to have fired the weapon. Christopher Downey, Joshua’s legal professional, informed reporters that he has not seen something to recommend that his shopper was concerned in Takeoff’s killing.
Burrow stated that investigators imagine it was Clark’s gunfire that killed the rapper.
Prosecutors on Friday requested a court docket to set Clark’s bond at $1 million, arguing he’s a flight danger. After Takeoff’s taking pictures, Clark utilized for an expedited passport by submitting the itinerary for an “imminent” flight to Mexico, in response to court docket information. They are saying he was arrested the day he obtained the passport and was in possession of a “great amount” of money.
Followers and different performers, together with Drake and Justin Bieber, celebrated Takeoff’s musical legacy in a memorial service final month in Atlanta.
Migos’ document label, High quality Management, mourned Takeoff’s loss of life in a press release posted on Instagram that attributed it to “mindless violence.”
Migos first broke by means of with the huge hit “Versace” in 2013. They’d 4 High 10 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100, although Takeoff was not on their multi-week No. 1 hit “Unhealthy and Boujee,” that includes Lil Uzi Vert. They put out a trilogy of albums referred to as “Tradition,” “Tradition II” and “Tradition III,” with the primary two hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Takeoff and Quavo launched a joint album “Solely Constructed for Infinity Hyperlinks” simply weeks earlier than his loss of life.
Bleiberg reported from Dallas.
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