Kirsnick Khari Ball, known professionally as Takeoff, was a 28-year-old member of the Grammy-nominated trio Migos who was shot and killed outside a downtown Houston bowling alley early on November 1, 2022. He was attending a private event at 810 Billiards and Bowling, 1210 San Jacinto St., hosted by J. Prince Jr. Takeoff was described in police reports as an innocent bystander when gunfire erupted after an argument over a dice game between Quavo and two young men, one named Michael Prince and another individual. Multiple people fired weapons; two others were wounded and survived.

Investigators identified 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark as a suspect and arrested him; authorities said surveillance footage and fingerprints on a wine bottle linked him to the scene and that video showed him firing in the direction that struck Takeoff. Prosecutors say Clark searched for his own name online, bought plane tickets to Mexico and applied for an expedited passport before his arrest, and that officers found a large amount of cash on him. He posted a $1 million bond in January 2023 and was placed under house arrest with monitoring; bond conditions were later modified to allow limited outings with a nightly curfew and other restrictions. The legal case has proceeded through indictment and continued hearings.