Migos Rapper Takeoff, Killed at 28
Rapper Takeoff of Migos was killed in an early morning shooting in Houston, according to gossip site TMZ. The gossip site reports that law enforcement sources, and multiple witnesses, say…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 25: Takeoff of Migos performs onstage during Global Citizen Live on September 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Global Citizen)Rapper Takeoff of Migos was killed in an early morning shooting in Houston, according to gossip site TMZ. The gossip site reports that law enforcement sources, and multiple witnesses, say that the fatal incident occurred shortly after 2:30 AM when police got the call for a man shot at a bowling alley called 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston.
They report that Migos rapper Quavo was on the scene, but was unhurt. However, two other people were shot. Both were taken to a local hospital. Neither person was identified by TMZ, and the nature of their injuries was not reported on in the article.
TMZ reports that Takeoff and Quavo were there playing dice when an altercation broke out and that's when someone opened fire, shooting Takeoff. They report that he was shot "either in the head or near to his head." They say that he was pronounced dead on the scene. Takeoff's real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, and he was 28 years old.
Celebrity Deaths 2022: Musicians, Entertainers & Cultural Figures We Lost
We've had to say goodbye to some big names this year in the worlds of entertainment and beyond.
Scroll through the gallery below to see the musicians, celebrities and other cultural figures we've lost in 2022
Sidney Poitier
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Bob Saget
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Ronnie Spector
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Peter Bogdanovich
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André Leon Talley
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Gaspard Ulliel
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Woodstock Music Festival co-producer Micael Lang
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Meat Loaf
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Louie Anderson
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Howard Hesseman
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Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst
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Mark Lanegan
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Gary Brooker
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Ivan Reitman
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Traci Braxton
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William Hurt
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Scott Hall
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Taylor Hawkins
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Tom Parker of The Wanted
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Gilbert Gottfried
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Robert Morse
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Madeleine Albright
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Naomi Judd
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Alan White, drummer for Yes
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Andy Fletcher, keyboardist/co-founder of Depeche Mode
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Alec John Such, original Bon Jovi bassist
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James Caan
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Tony Sirico
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Ivana Trump
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William Hart, Lead Singer Of The Delfonics
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Paul Sorvino
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Tony Dow
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Bill Russell
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Nichelle Nichols
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Olivia Newton-John
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Joe E. Tata (Nat from Beverly Hills, 90210)
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Mikhail Gorbachev
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Bernard Shaw
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Queen Elizabeth II
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Ken Starr
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Louise Fletcher (Nurse Ratched from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest')
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Coolio
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Wrestling icon Antonio Inoki
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Sacheen Littlefeather
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Loretta Lynn
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Angela Lansbury
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Robbie Coltrane
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Leslie Jordan
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Jerry Lee Lewis
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Julie Powell
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Jeff Cook of Alabama
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Kevin Conroy
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Dan McCafferty of Nazareth
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John Aniston
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Jason David Frank
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Irene Cara
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Christine McVie
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Wilko Johnson
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Gaylord Perry
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Brad William Henke
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Bob McGrath of 'Sesame Street'
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Kirstie Alley
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Mills Lane
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Dorothy Pitman Hughes
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Stephen "tWitch" Boss
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Billie Moore
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Dino Danelli
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Ray Liotta
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Vin Scully
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Terry Hall
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Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011
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Pele
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Vivienne Westwood
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