Takeoff's Killer Finally Arrested; Charged With Murder [BREAKING]

The man who shot and killed Takeoff during an incident last month has been arrested.

Houston Police Chief Troy Finner held a press conference on Friday afternoon wherein he confirmed the arrest of the 33-year-old man named Patrick Xavier Clark.

As reported by CBS News, the authorities "peacefully" arrested Clark on Thursday, happening over a month after the rapper's death. The Migos member died after he was shot at a downtown Houston bowling alley following a private party.

Meanwhile, Police Sgt. Michael Burrow detailed that a dispute over a dice game caused the shooting. Unfortunately, Takeoff became an innocent bystander who sustained the gunshot.

"There was a lucrative dice game that went on at the event. There was an argument that happened afterward outside the bowling alley, which led to the shooting," he said.

He clarified that the "Open It Up" hitmaker was not involved in the dice game and the feud. He also confirmed that he was not armed at the time of the incident.

Fox5 Atlanta said the investigation remains underway despite the arrest, as police need to speak to several people present at the scene who left without giving their statements to the authorities.

The Harris County coroner's office confirmed to Billboard that Takeoff died of "penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm." The official autopsy report did not detail the exact number of gunshot wounds he sustained, but a video recorded that at least 10 shots were fired in the area.

Another Man Charged After Takeoff's Death

Before Patrick Xavier Clark's arrest, police also charged a 22-year-old man named Cameron Joshua.

Prosecutors divulged that the man was there when Takeoff was shot and killed. He was not charged over Takeoff's death, but he rather received charges for two counts of a felon - felony to possess a firearm and unlawfully carrying a weapon.

Cameron was a previously convicted felon, and he reportedly "unlawfully, intentionally, and knowingly possessed a firearm at a location other than the premises at which the Defendant lived."

Among his other cases include tampering with a government record and burglary of a motor vehicle in two instances (in 2020 and 2022). His criminal history also shows that he committed drug and credit card abuse and Grand Theft in 2021 and 2020, respectively.

His attorney, Christopher Downey, has since defended him and insisted that his client had nothing to do with Takeoff's shooting. However, he was asked whether Cameron knew who shot the rapper dead.

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