An American rapper, Krishnik Khari Ball, who goes by the name Takeoff was tragically killed on Monday, November 1 in Houston with his assistant Joshua Washington shot at as well
As per reports, the 28-year-old rapper was shot along with 2 other people after arguments started to rise over a game of dice at a bowling alley which is also known as Bowling Houston.
When the shooting incident occurred, Takeoff was reportedly accompanied by a former band mate and uncle Quavo and a few others.
Who Is Joshua Washington Assistant Of Rapper Takeoff Shot Along With Him In Houston Shooting As Death Video Goes Viral
The scene where Takeoff been killed in Houston REST IN PEACE #takeoffshot #takeoffdead pic.twitter.com/vmW5douiSc
— URIFAKE (@URIFAKEE) November 1, 2022
Quavo’s assistant Joshua Washington has been identified as the second victim sh*t alongside Takeoff. He is now in recovery in the hospital. pic.twitter.com/ClYv4B9Y7N
— 4thQuarterTV (@4thQuarterTV_) November 3, 2022
In the tragic gunfire, Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene while the other 2 were rushed to the nearby hospital. Now one of them is identified as Joshua Washington, who is Quavo’s assistant.
Who is Joshua Washington?
For those who are unfamiliar, let us tell you, Joshua ‘Josh’ is very close to rapper Quavo. He has been working as the rapper’s assistant for the last couple of years.
As per his social media profile, he is also working as the operation management at Huncho Records.
According to his Instagram profile i.e, jwaash_, which has more than 13,000 followers, the assistant is also a musician. Though he hasn’t posted anything on his profile, yet he managed to grab a lot of fans.
Back in August, rapper Quavo shared a picture alongside ‘josh’ while tagging him. In the picture Josh can be seen holding up an umbrella for the rapper.
The rapper has captioned the image as, “5k a Day My Asst. A Millionaire”. The post instantly went viral as many started to circulate the image.
At the time, netizens calculated Josh’s roughly income to be somewhat around $1.8 million.
Coming back to the incident, the victim of the shooting at Bowling Houston is presently in the hospital and reportedly recovering.
Aside from him a 24-year-old lady was reportedly another victim of the shooting, who was also rushed to the hospital and has sustained non-life threatening injuries.
As of now, the investigation about the incident is still underway. The authorities are yet to announce the name of shooter.
However a video of the incident is making rounds on social media. According to a statement by the Harris County Medical Examiner Officer, the rapper, Takeoff was shot in both in his head and torso.