Arrest made FILE PHOTO: Takeoff of Migos onstage at A Conversation with Migos at The GRAMMY Museum on September 22, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Police said an arrest has been made in the rapper's shooting death. (Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording A)
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
HOUSTON — Two men have been arrested — including one facing a murder charge — in the shooting death of Migos rapper Takeoff, police announced Friday.
Authorities in Houston said Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in the Nov. 1 shooting. Cameron Joshua, 22, has also been charged with felony possession of a weapon.
Born Kirshnik Khari Ball, Takeoff was shot and killed around 2:30 a.m. CDT outside 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston. Sgt. Michael Burrow said Takeoff was “an innocent bystander” caught up in violence after an argument broke out following a private party.
“There was a lucrative dice game that went on at the event,” Burrow said Friday. “There was an argument that happened later on outside the bowling alley which led to the shooting. I can tell you that Takeoff was not involved in playing the dice game. He was not involved in the argument that happened outside. He was not armed.”
Chief Troy Finner said that Takeoff was “definitely in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
“(We have) no evidence whatsoever to say anything different,” he added.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the shooting “was a case of another young man taking the life of another young man for no reason.”
Clark was identified as “the lethal shooter in the case,” Burrow said. Chief Troy Finner added that Joshua was charged because “he was there on the scene and he was in possession of a weapon, he’s a felon.”
Takeoff was one of three members of Migos alongside his uncle, Quavo, and cousin, Offset. Quavo was with his nephew at the time of the shooting, and photos showed him kneeling over Takeoff after he was shot, WSB-TV reported.
“We still have a lot of people that we’re trying to locate and talk to,” Burrow said, adding that about 30 people were standing outside when the shooting happened. None of those people immediately gave statements to police, though Burrow said investigators have since found and interviewed several.
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years Here are some memorable photos of Migos rapper Takeoff through the years. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2014: Kirshnik "Takeoff" Ball, Kiari "Offset" Cephus and Quavious "Quavo" Marshall of Migos attend Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2014 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 30, 2014, in New York City. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2015: Recording artists Quavo (left) and Takeoff of Migos attend day 1 of the radio broadcast center during the 2015 BET Experience on June 26, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2016: Takeoff and Quavo of the Group Migos attend Young Thug's 25th Birthday and PUMa Campaign on August 15, 2016, in Atlanta. (Prince Williams/Getty Images for PUMA)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2017: Takeoff, Quavo and Offset of the group Migos attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US Weekly)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2018: Takeoff, Quavo and Offset of Migos attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2019: Offset, Takeoff and Quavo of Migos attend the 2019 ESPYs at Microsoft Theater on July 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2020: Takeoff of the musical group Migos attends the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2021: Quavo, Offset and Takeoff of Migos perform during The SHAQ Bowl for Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2022: Quavo, Offset and Takeoff of Migos attend the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest as part of the 2022 NBA All Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)