A man has been detained by police and charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of the rapper Takeoff, know the age and life of Patrick Xavier Clark aka DJ Pat
The Grammy-nominated artist, 28, was shot and died last month in Houston, Texas, outside a bowling alley.
Although the singer was an innocent bystander, Houston police said that the gunshot was related to a game of dice. Takeoff was the rap group Migos’ youngest member, and his passing was lamented by admirers and musicians.
Know Who Is Patrick Xavier Clark aka DJ Pat Of Houston Arrested For The Murder Of Rapper Takeoff, His Age And Twitter
33-year-old Patrick is a well-known entertainment promoter and a rapper from Houston. He also ran a strip club called The Flame HTX and rapper Jmali told The Daily Beast after Patrick’s arrest that he was known around Houston as “DJ Pat”.
He goes by @DJPAT713 on Twitter where he has more than 5,000 followers.
Patrick Xavier Clark has been charged with the murder of Takeoff pic.twitter.com/fuuhiX5Yyu
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Houston Police caught a suspect killer of Takeoff.
At a news conference on Friday, Houston Police revealed that they had captured Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, in custody using surveillance footage from the shooting’s night of the occurrence.
According to Houston Police Chief Troy Finner that Clark was present at the site and he was in possession of a gun. He stated that the inquiry was still underway and that he had made a call for any potential witnesses to come forward and provide the police with information. Chief Finner pleaded with them not to let the fear paralyse them. They must stand up and speak up.
Houston’s mayor, Sylvester Turner, expressed his wish that Takeoff’s family will find some comfort in the arrest. In addition to being an entertainer, he continued, Takeoff was also a son, brother, cousin, and friend, as well as a mentor to others in the music profession.
Tributes poured in for the young rapper after his unfortunate death.
Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was a member of the Migos rap group, an Atlanta-based group that topped the charts with songs including Stir Fry and Bad and Boujee. They received two Grammy nominations in 2018: one for best rap album and one for best rap performance.
Fans and artists including Drake, Kid Cudi, Dave, and Rick Ross paid tribute to Takeoff following his passing, calling him a “young legend” and the father of the “Migos flow,” a distinctive form of rapping.
Earlier this year on Nov 1 Takeoff was shot despite being innocent.
The fight started at the end of a private party following a dice game, and the 28-year-old musician was one among three persons shot outside a downtown Houston bowling alley at 02:30 local time (07:30 GMT) on November 1.
Takeoff was neither a participant in the dice game nor in the argument that occurred outside the alley, according to Sgt. Michael Burrow of the Houston Homicide Division. He also claimed that Takeoff was not armed. During the incident, a woman and another male both sustained non-life-threatening wounds.
In connection with the incident on November 22, 22-year-old Cameron Joshua was also detained and charged with unauthorised weapon possession.