TMZ says that Rapper Takeoff, a member of the Grammy-nominated hip-hop group Migos from Atlanta, was shot and killed at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas on Tuesday with the call recording of his uncle Quavo viral
He was 28. The news source also said that the rapper had been shot and killed at 2:30am.
Uncle Quavo Calls 911 For Help As Audio Recording Goes Viral After Rapper Takeoff Is Shot To Dead
Emergency 911 Call After The Shooting Of TakeOff ๐๐ #TakeOff #quavo #quavotakeoff #offset #takeoffshot #str8insta #randomexposure0 #realmaskedman5 pic.twitter.com/RNklM2LoW3
— str8insta (@InstaStr8) November 2, 2022
In the TMZ story, it was also said that the shooting happened after a fight. One of the people who saw what happened said that Takeoff was shot “in the head or near the head.” On the spot, it was said that the rapper was dead. TMZ says that the fight broke out during a game of dice, and that someone at the scene fired a gun.
Quavious Keyate Marshall is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos and is the uncle of late fellow Migos member Takeoff, and cousin of Offset.
RIP #TakeOff ๐๐พ He was shot and killed over a dice game in Houston early this morning. He was 28. pic.twitter.com/sThD2AcPnM
— No Jumper (@nojumper) November 1, 2022
Yโall niggas killed takeoff over a fucking dice game !!!!? ๐คฆ๐ฟโโ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/Ul5k1pNlnL
— They Want Me Dead Like Pac (@KingMosesDaGod) November 1, 2022
Fox5 said in a report that there were about 50 people at the bowling alley when the shooting happened. The news source also said that two other people were hurt and are being treated at a nearby hospital.
So far, the police haven’t told anyone anything about the suspects.ย Takeoff had put a picture of himself at the bowling alley on his Instagram story a few hours before the shooting. The music video for his new song “Messy” came out the day before, according to a Fox5 report.
Who Was Rapper Takeoff?
Takeoff was born on June 18, 1994. He was best known for being in the group Migos with his uncle Quavo and his cousin Offset, who is now married to rapper Cardi B.ย Migos, from Atlanta, got a lot of attention after Drake remixed their 2013 hit “Versace,” which went viral and became a big hit.
Coach K, a big name in hip hop, is in charge of the group, and many people think he was a big part of bringing contemporary Southern trap, a popular and influential subgenre of rap, to the mainstream.
Their first album, “Yung Rich Nation,” came out in 2015. With their second album, “Culture,” they went straight to the top of the Billboard top albums list.
Quavo Call 911 For Rapper Takeoff’s Help!
Multiple witnesses and sources in the police force tell us that the fatal event happened around 2:30 a.m…. The police were called because a man had been shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston.ย We’ve been told that Takeoff and Quavo were there playing dice when a fight broke out and someone shot Takeoff. either in his head or close to it. At the scene, he was said to be dead.
RIP Takeoff. A close source confirmed to us it was over a dice game in Houston. ๐๐๐พ pic.twitter.com/7pOJAeKGQF
— SAY CHEESE! ๐๐ง (@SaycheeseDGTL) November 1, 2022
no fucking way boy they sayin it all leads back to quavo !!! Takeoff ๐ ๐ญ Migos best rapper only Legends can relate pic.twitter.com/lMwUXr4tN9
— Xirocirocโ๏ธ (@canelo____) November 1, 2022
TMZ Hip Hop has video from the scene, and it shows Quavo and other people gathered around Takeoff. Quavo is wearing an orange shirt. They tried to move him at first, but then put him back down, and Quavo yelled for help.ย Two other people were also shot, and police say they were taken to the hospital in private cars. We don’t know how they are. Quavo wasn’t hurt in any way.
In a new video, you can hear Quavo talking on the phone with what sounds like a 911 operator. He asks, “What does she need to do?” A woman at the scene told Takeoff that she was a nurse and offered to help.ย TMZ got an audio recording of emergency dispatchers talking about the situation. They say that 5 shots were fired and that the first caller said they heard gunshots and people screaming.
Migos’s youngest member was Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnik Khari Ball. Offset was his cousin, and Quavo was his uncle.
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