Houston police have announced that they have arrested and charged 33yr old Patrick Xavier Clark for the murder of Miguel Rapper Takoff.
BOOKING PHOTO: Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, charged with the murder of Kirshnik Khari Ball (Takeoff). #hounews
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— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) December 2, 2022
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JUST IN: Police have arrested Patrick Clark, known as DJ PAT for the murder of Takeoff‼️ pic.twitter.com/t9J74I1KhD
— RapTV (@Rap) December 2, 2022
One month after the killing of rapper TakeOff, Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was arrested Thursday night and charged with murder, HPD Chief Troy Finner said at a news conference.
The Migos rapper was shot and killed in downtown Houston on Nov. 1 after attending a private party at 810 Billiards and Bowling Alley. Police said the shooting stemmed from an argument over a “lucrative dice game.”
“I can tell you TakeOff was not involved in playing the dice game, he was not involved in the argument that happened outside, he was not armed, he was an innocent bystander,” HPD Sgt. Michael Burrow said.
He said about 30 people were there when TakeOff was shot.
“Literally, every single one of those people left the scene without giving a statement to police,” Burrow said. “It’s important that those people come forward.”
Finner said he spoke with TakeOff’s mother Friday morning to let her know they had a suspect in custody.
“We lost a good man,” Finner said. “Everybody, the hundreds of people that I talked to spoke of what a great individual he was.”
According to the NY Times The Harris County District Attorney’s Office, which is prosecuting the case, has asked for Mr. Clark’s bail to be set at $1 million, asserting in court documents that he had been making plans after the fatal shooting to travel to Mexico and should be considered a flight risk. It was not immediately clear if Mr. Clark had a lawyer representing him.
Migos helped define the most recent incarnation of Atlanta’s influential rap sound, and Takeoff, whose real name was Kirsnick Khari Ball, was mourned by thousands there at a funeral last month.
In a speech at the funeral, Quavo, Takeoff’s uncle and a member of Migos, credited Takeoff with having the dream that helped make the group one of the biggest rap acts of the last decade.
“He never worried about titles, credit or what man got the most shine, that wasn’t him,” Quavo said, according to a copy of his speech that he posted to Instagram.
Known for hits like “Versace” and “Bad and Boujee,” Migos earned two Grammy nominations and helped usher in a new period of dominance for Atlanta music. The group’s punchy style brought the trio the top of the charts and influenced other artists.
Offset, the third Migos member, wrote in an Instagram post that Takeoff’s death had “left a hole in my heart that will never be filled.”
May Takeoff RIP
