Rapper Takeoff of Migos killed in Houston shooting

In USA, Rapper Takeoff from the Grammy-nominated  hip hop trio Migos has been killed Tuesday in a shooting in Houston, one of his representatives has confirmed. A Houston Police Department spokesman told Fox News Digital that the victim in the shooting – which happened in the 1200 block of Polk St. in the city’s downtown area – was a Black male in his late 20s and that rap artists were among those attending a private party at the location.

UPDATE: 2 other victims taken in private vehicles to hospitals.

Media partners: We are not releasing an identity of the deceased victim until his family is notified & ID verified by Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

Any updates on the incident will be posted here. https://t.co/bbaad2z9My

— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) November 1, 2022

As per media report,  28-year-old Kirshnik Khari Ball, known as Takeoff from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was struck outside a bowling alley. Born in Lawrenceville, Georgia on June 18, 1994, Takeoff was best known for his membership in Migos along with Quavo, his uncle, and Offset, his cousin who today is married to fellow rapper Cardi B. The Atlanta-based Migos soared to prominence off their viral 2013 song "Versace," which Drake remixed.It was 2016's smash hit "Bad and Boujee" that first saw them hit number one. The trio, managed by hip hop powerhouse Coach K, is considered widely influential in bringing contemporary Southern trap, a popular and influential rap sub-genre, to the mainstream.