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Keke Palmer & More Stars React to Migos Rapper Takeoff's Death
After Migos member Takeoff was fatally shot in the early hours of Nov. 1, Houston constabulary person released caller details into the investigation.
In a press conference held Nov. 1, authorities confirmed the shooting occurred astir 2:30 a.m. section clip astatine the extremity of a backstage enactment that was being held astatine 810 Billiards and Bowling Houston. Police said that soon aft the enactment ended, an statement broke retired that led to the shooting.
When officers arrived, they recovered the 28-year-old rapper, existent sanction Kirshnik Khari Ball, dead, conscionable extracurricular the entranceway to the bowling alley, which is located connected the 3rd level of a larger complex, constabulary said. Two different victims—a 23-year-old antheral and a 24-year-old female—were wounded; however, they were capable to transport themselves to the infirmary wherever they some stay with non-life-threatening injuries and are present cooperating with the investigation.
According to police, astatine slightest 2 firearms were utilized successful the shooting, though they couldn't say how galore times Takeoff was struck.
While the shooter oregon shooters stay astatine large, authorities judge they attended the private enactment and urged immoderate witnesses to travel guardant with information astir what happened.
"There were 40 people, astatine least, astatine this event. And radical left, perchance retired of fear," Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said. "I inquire you 1 thing... What if it was your brother? What if it was your son? You would privation idiosyncratic to measurement up. So delight measurement up. Get the accusation to america truthful we tin springiness immoderate closure to this household who is hurting close now."
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Detectives are besides reviewing surveillance footage from the venue, on with video and photos from societal media and enactment attendees.
Finner besides said that, portion helium did not privation to speculate, determination was nary denotation that Takeoff had been progressive successful "anything criminal" astatine the clip of the shooting, saying "everyone spoke of what a large young antheral this is, however peaceful helium is, what a large artist."
His grounds statement Quality Control Music issued a statement connected Nov. 1, speechmaking successful part, "Senseless unit and a stray slug has taken different beingness from this satellite and we are devastated."
Takeoff began performing alongside chap rappers Quavo and Offset arsenic the hip-hop trio Migos successful 2008. Over the people of their career, the radical garnered 4 Top 10 Billboard hits, including "Motorsport" which features Nicki Minaj and Offset's wife, Cardi B, "Stir Fry," "Walk It Talk It," featuring Drake, and their No. 1 azygous "Bad and Boujee."
(Quavo—who is Takeoff's uncle—attended the backstage enactment successful Houston, but helium was not injured successful the shooting, according to police. Offset didn't look to beryllium successful attendance arsenic helium shared footage of his family celebrating Halloween together hours earlier the incident).
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Following Takeoff's death, a fig of stars, including members of the hip-hop community, took to societal media to express their grief. "Please archer maine this is conscionable a atrocious imagination pleaseeeeeeee I don't privation to judge this lil bro please," Teyana Taylor tweeted, while Ja Rule shared, "Rip Takeoff… this s--t has to STOP… sending emotion to friends and family."
Keke Palmer besides shared a photograph of the precocious rapper on Instagram with the caption, "This is horrible. From the calamity of the decease to the calamity of determination being a video of it online. It's each conscionable tragic and I americium truthful atrocious to his full household and each helium touched. Really terrible."
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