Houston officials vowed to deliver justice in the killing of rapper Takeoff, with the chief of police calling the 28-year-old Atlantan a “peaceful” man and urging any witnesses to the shooting to come forward
. The rapper, part of the multiplatinum hip-hop trio Migos, was at a bowling alley and billiards hall where a private party was held early Tuesday. A 911 call received at 2:34 a.m. reported a shooting in progress, and officers discovered Takeoff dead on the third level, just outside the front door, police said. The Harris County medical examiner ruled Takeoff died from “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm.
“There’s so many talented individuals, men and women in that community who again I love and I respect, and we all need to stand together and make sure nobody tears down that industry,” Finner said. “I’m calling to start here … as possibly as early as next week. I want to meet with some of our artists and see how we can taper things down.
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