U.S. rapper Takeoff shot dead over dice game in Houston

American rapper Takeoff, a former member of the Trapster trio, Migos, has been confirmed dead after he was shot in the early hours of Tuesday in Houston, Texas.
Multiple reports said that the 28-year-old was shot around 2:30 a.m. when a disagreement broke out at a bowling alley called 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston, where Takeoff was playing a dice game with his uncle and former Migos leader, Quavo.
In a video making the rounds on the internet, Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari, was seen lying lifeless on the floor while being surrounded by Quavo and another passerby as help was being administered.
TMZ reported that during the altercation, gunshots were fired, and Takeoff was confirmed dead on the scene after sustaining extreme injuries.
Before the shooting, the American rapper posted a selfie from the bowling alley where he was later murdered.
Takeoff’s death becomes the most recent celebrity death associated with public shootings in the States, following the gruesome murder of PnB Rock, a U.S. rapper who was shot dead during a robbery at a waffle restaurant in September 2022.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette

Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Opinion
How Joseph Chu’ma Otteh changed human rights enforcement in Nigeria
He had every opportunity to deploy his prodigious talents and considerable skills in the pursuit of personal fortune, and no one could have begrudged him.

NationWide
Lions Club urges privileged Nigerians to assist vulnerable people
Mr Fatoki said that the government should not be left to do everything.

Hot news Home top
World leaders react as U.S. enters Israel-Iran war, bombs three nuclear sites in Iran
The Cuban president stated that he strongly condemned the U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Hot news Home top
Yelwata: 50 fake internally displaced persons nabbed in Benue
Mr Kunde said that criminals had infiltrated the IDPs camp opened for victims of Yelwata attack.

Heading 1
NEMA educates Kwara residents on tanker accident, fire prevention measures
Ms Umar noted that the event should be the start of a new chapter where attention would shift from silence to advocacy.

Heading 4
Kano ASUU disowns petition on Yusuf Maitama varsity’s VC selection process
Mr Muhammad stated that the petition did not emanate from ASUU but from a group of academics at YUMSFUEK.