( Observer Network ) According to Associated Press , on November 1 local time, a member of the well-known American rap group Migos (Migos), was shot and killed in an bowling alley in downtown Houston. He was only 28 years old. A representative of Migos, a group where
Takeoff is located (unauthorized to speak publicly) confirmed the news to the Associated Press. At the time of the incident, Quavo, another member of the group, was also on the scene.
Screenshot of the Associated Press report
The shooting occurred at around 2:40 a.m. that day. The local media in Houston "click2houston" quoted local police as saying that the victim was a man in his 20s and was suspected of being shot on the head or neck.
According to a tweet posted by Houston police, the victim was killed when the police arrived at the scene, and the other two injured were taken to the hospital in a private car.
Houston police tweet screenshot
Houston police said they will not confirm the identity of the deceased in the shooting.
However, an interview video posted by a reporter from Houston Fox 26 TV station on social media showed that the police confirmed the deceased as Takeoff, a member of the well-known American rap group Migos.
Houston Fox 26 TV reporter tweet screenshot
Local police said that the bowling alley was holding a private party at the time. There were 40 to 50 people at the scene at the time of the incident, and Quavo, another member of the Migos group, was also on the scene.
According to live videos obtained by the US entertainment news website "TMZ", Quavo, wearing an orange top, and some people gathered around Takeoff. At first they tried to move him, but then put him down, and Quavo shouted to ask for help.
At present, the police are investigating the specific cause of the accident.
American rap group Migos consists of Quavo, Offset and Takeoff. The three members are kinship. Takeoff's original name is Kirsnick Khari Ball. He is the youngest member of the group. Quavo is his uncle and Offset is Quavo's cousin.
Migos members: Offset, Takeoff, Quavo
In 2009, the three formed the hip-hop group "Polo Club" in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, and gained a small amount of fame. In the same year, the band was renamed "Migos".
In August 2011, the group released its first mixtape "Juug Season". In 2013, the song "Versace" with Drake ranked 99th on the Billboard Top 100 Singles.
This group has won two nominations in the 60th Grammy Awards and has 4 songs shortlisted in the top ten Billboard Top 100 Singles. Among them, the masterpiece "Bad and Boujee" won the three-week championship in the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart in 2017. The studio album series "Culture", "Culture II" and "Culture III" released by
Migos have received great praise: the "Culture" album won the Billboard Album Chart with 131,000 copies in the United States in the first week; the "Culture II" album won the Billboard Album Chart with 199,000 copies in the United States in the first week. His representative work "Stir Fry" and the song "MotorSport" collaborated with Nicky Mina and Cardi B are all included in "Culture II".
Just before the incident (October 31), Quavo and Takeoff just released the MV version of their new song "Messy".
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