A 33-year-old man was arrested on a homicide cost within the capturing of rapper Takeoff, who police on Friday stated was an “innocent bystander” when he was struck by gunfire outdoors a Houston bowling alley.
Patrick Xavier Clark was taken into custody peacefully Thursday night time, Houston Police Chief Troy Finner stated. Clark’s arrest got here sooner or later after one other man was charged in reference to the Nov. 1 capturing, 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. Court information don’t record an legal professional who may communicate for him, however point out he was arrested as he was making ready to go away the nation for Mexico.
This picture supplied by the Houston Police Dept., exhibits Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, who has been arrested within the deadly capturing of rapper Takeoff. (Houston Police Dept. by way of AP).
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 outdoors 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 personal occasion there. Police beforehand stated one other man and a girl suffered non-life-threatening gunshot accidents and that at the very least two folks opened fired.
Read extra:
Migos rapper Takeoff, 28, shot useless in Houston bowling alley
Read More
Police Sgt. Michael Burrow stated throughout a Friday information convention that the gunfire adopted a disagreement over a “lucrative” sport of cube, however that Takeoff was not concerned and was “an innocent bystander.” Finner stated police have no idea whether or not Clark was invited to the occasion or if he knew Takeoff.
Every particular person on the scene left with out speaking to police, Burrow stated. Some 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 accordance with Burrow. He stated investigators are nonetheless attempting to trace down witnesses.
“We will be looking to find you,” he stated. “It will be easier if you come find us.”
On Wednesday, authorities introduced the arrest of Cameron Joshua in connection to the capturing. 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 counsel that his consumer 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 courtroom to set Clark’s bond at $1 million, arguing he’s a flight threat. After Takeoff’s capturing, Clark utilized for an expedited passport by submitting the itinerary for an “imminent” flight to Mexico, in accordance with courtroom information. They say he was arrested the day he obtained the passport and was in possession of a “large amount” of money.
Fans and different performers, together with Drake and Justin Bieber, celebrated Takeoff’s musical legacy in a memorial service final month in Atlanta.
Migos’ file label, Quality Control, mourned Takeoff’s loss of life in a press release posted on Instagram that attributed it to “senseless violence.”
Migos first broke via with the large hit “Versace” in 2013. They had 4 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, although Takeoff was not on their multi-week No. 1 hit “Bad and Boujee,” that includes Lil Uzi Vert. They put out a trilogy of albums known as “Culture,” “Culture II” and “Culture III,” with the primary two hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
Takeoff and Quavo launched a joint album “Only Built for Infinity Links” simply weeks earlier than his loss of life.
Bleiberg reported from Dallas.
© 2022 The Canadian Press