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Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was taken into custody on Thursday
evening and charged with murder, Houston Police Chief Troy
Finner told a news conference alongside Mayor Sylvester Turner.
"I want to express my regret and disappointment that this was
another case of a young man taking the life of another young
man," Turner said
The 28-year-old rapper, born Kirsnick Khari Ball, was shot dead
after a party at a Houston bowling alley on Nov. 1. Two other
people were wounded in the shooting, which police said erupted
during an argument over a "lucrative" dice game.
"I can tell you that Takeoff was not involved in the playing of
the dice game, he was not involved in the argument that happened
outside, he was not armed. He was an innocent bystander,"
Houston Police Sergeant Michael Burrow told the news
conference."
Burrow said the investigation was slowed because none of the
more than 30 people at the party spoke to police at the scene.
"It's important that those people come forward," Burrow said.
"We're still looking to talk to a lot of those people." He said
that the case was largely solved through video and audio
evidence culled from surveillance cameras and cell phones.
Ball was a key member of the Atlanta-based hip hop trio Migos
whose hits include "Bad and Boujee" featuring rapper Lil Uzi
Vert, "MotorSport" and "Walk It Talk It."
His killing touched off an outpouring of grief from the Atlanta
hip hop community and fans worldwide.
Ball is the latest rapper to be slain by gunfire in recent
years, following Nipsey Hussle, Pop Smoke and King Von.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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