Suspect In The Murder Of Rapper Takeoff Arrested Trying To Flee The Country

Suspect In The Murder Of Rapper Takeoff Arrested Trying To Flee The Country

December 7. 2022

Takeoff

A suspect has been arrested in the murder of Migos rapper, Takeoff, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball. Club promoter, Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was arrested by police for shooting Takeoff dead at a bowling alley in downtown Houston (Texas).

Takeoff did not participate in a high stakes dice game held by dubious music industry individual, J. Prince Jr. However, after an argument broke out, started by Prince Jr's entourage, shots rang out. Takeoff was shot in the head and through the back, which penetrated the chest cavity.

The Migos

Clark was arrested in Houston, while trying to flee to Mexico. The suspect paid for an expedited passport and bought two plane tickets to Mexico. He was caught with a large quantity of cash in his possession as he tried to flee. Police used CCTV cameras, a wine bottle with his fingerprints, and bullet casings, to tie Clark to the crime. Bail has been set at $2,000,000.

22-year-old Cameron Joshua, also known as aspiring rapper, "Lil Cam" was also arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a weapon. Social networking originally identified Lil Cam as the shooter. However, police have traced the crime to Clark based on ballistics tests.

Patrick Xavier Clark

Both Joshua and Clark have ties to J. Prince's Mobb Ties label, know for being in the middle of situations where people in the industry have been murdered. The outfit also have ties to organized crime in Hollywood, namely the mafia.

ABC News reported of Clark, "The confrontation that left Takeoff dead may not be the first that resulted in Clark being investigated. An Eyewitness News search of criminal records uncovered Clark's connection to a February 2018 shooting at a nightclub along North Shepherd Drive. A victim in his 50s died when a customer opened fire inside the business, prompting security guards to fire back, police said. Clark emerged as a suspect in the case, but a Harris County grand jury found there wasn't enough evidence to indict him."

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Takeoff murder: Alleged killer had plans to leave the country before his arrest, court documents say

Saturday, December 3, 2022 4:00PM - HOUSTON, Texas -- The man accused in the deadly shooting Migos rapper Takeoff appeared in probable cause court in downtown Houston late Friday night.

The suspected gunman, 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark, was surrounded by officers with the Houston Police Department in court. During Clark's court hearing, we learned video evidence, license plate information from the car he left in, and fingerprints from a wine bottle he was seen holding led to his arrest...

Just hours before Clark's arrest, 22-year-old Cameron Joshua was taken into custody and charged with two counts of felon in possession of a weapon. Police emphasized that Joshua is not alleged to have been directly involved in Takeoff's death...

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