On Wednesday (November 2), Offset made his first public acknowledgment of Takeoff’s death, changing his Instagram profile picture to a photo of Takeoff, who was shot and killed after an altercation outside a Houston bowling alley on November 1st. The photo shows Takeoff smiling with a white heart next to his head. This is Offset’s first social media post since Takeoff’s death. Offset changes his Instagram avatar to a photo of the takeoff offsetyrn/Instagram As previously reported, Takeoff was shot and killed outside 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston around 2:30 am. CST on Tuesday morning. According to information released during a press conference held by the Houston Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, the incident occurred after a fight broke out while a group of about 40 people were standing outside the venue. Someone or someone pulled out a gun and opened fire. The Migos member was fatally struck in the head or neck area. Quavo was also present but was not injured during the shooting. Two other people suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and were transported to the hospital by I.X. Video has surfaced of the altercation that apparently led to the shooting, showing Quavo arguing with another man over the basketball and someone throwing a punch right before shots were fired. Another video of the chaotic aftermath shows Takeoff on the ground seemingly bleeding while Quavo and other people try to help him. Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. He was 28. Takeoff’s label, Quality Control Music, released an official statement on Instagram following the rapper’s tragic death. “It is with broken hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved brother Kirsnick Khari Ball, known to the world as Takeoff,” the statement read. “Senseless violence and a stray bullet took another life from this world and we are devastated. Respect his family and friends as we all continue to process this monumental loss.” Born Kirsnik Khari Ball, Takeoff was the youngest member of Migos, with Quavo being his uncle and Offset being his cousin. Recently, Offset has been estranged from the other members of the group, with breakup rumors running rampant. Quavo and Takeoff released their debut album as a duo, Only Built for Infinity Links, last month. Offset is set to release his second solo album on November 11th, though it’s unclear if that will happen just yet.
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