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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Shaad D'Souza

Migos’s record label rails at ‘senseless violence’ that killed rapper Takeoff

Migos rapper Takeoff was killed in the early hours of 1 November at a bowling alley in Houston.
Migos rapper Takeoff was killed in the early hours of 1 November at a bowling alley in Houston. Photograph: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Migos’s Atlanta-based record label Quality Control has shared a statement on the fatal shooting of their rapper Takeoff. “It is with broken hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved brother Kirshnik Khari Ball, known to the world as Takeoff,” the label wrote on Instagram. “Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from this world and we are devastated. Please respect his family and friends as we all continue to process this monumental loss.”

At a press conference, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner and police chief Troy Finner responded to the shooting, asking any of the supposedly 40 people who were present on the scene to come forward with details.

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