Takeoff’s mother suing venue where Migos rapper was shot, killed
Lawsuit: Migos rapper Takeoff’s mother has filed a lawsuit against the venue where her son was shot and killed last November. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
By Jessica Goodman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
HOUSTON — Migos rapper Takeoff’s mother has filed a lawsuit against the venue where her son was shot and killed last November.
Takeoff, also known as Kirshnik Khari Ball, went to a private party at a bowling alley on Nov. 1 in Houston when a shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. near 810 Billiards & Bowling, according to WSB-TV.
In the lawsuit which was filed Thursday, Takeoff’s mother, Titania Davenport, is seeking about $1,000,000 in damages from the venue for wrongful death, pain and suffering, funeral expenses, and mental anguish for Takeoff’s family, according to court records obtained by the news outlet.
The lawsuit claims that 810 Billards & Bowling’s owners were aware that the party would draw large crowds and have a celebrity presence at them based on social media and believe that the venue should have prepared for additional security, WSB-TV reported.
“Despite these facts, Defendants provided no screening mechanisms, no after-hour controls or security measures, and no enforcement of rules or industry standards to deter crime against their invitees, to include [Takeoff],” the lawsuit alleges, according to Rolling Stone.
“In fact, social media posting in advance of the party made it clear that not only basic security measures needed to be followed, but advance planning and consideration should have been taken into account, which Defendants were negligent in failing to do,” according to Rolling Stone.
Houston Police Department said that the gunfire was over a game of dice disagreement and Takeoff was not involved, according to WSB-TV. Takeoff was believed to have been “an innocent bystander. He was shot in the head and back according to an autopsy. Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was arrested and indicted on a murder charge in connection with Takeoff’s death. Variety reported that Clark was arrested last December.
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years Here are some memorable photos of Migos rapper Takeoff through the years. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2014: Kirshnik "Takeoff" Ball, Kiari "Offset" Cephus and Quavious "Quavo" Marshall of Migos attend Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2014 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 30, 2014, in New York City. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2015: Recording artists Quavo (left) and Takeoff of Migos attend day 1 of the radio broadcast center during the 2015 BET Experience on June 26, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2016: Takeoff and Quavo of the Group Migos attend Young Thug's 25th Birthday and PUMa Campaign on August 15, 2016, in Atlanta. (Prince Williams/Getty Images for PUMA)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2017: Takeoff, Quavo and Offset of the group Migos attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art of the In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images For US Weekly)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2018: Takeoff, Quavo and Offset of Migos attend the Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2018, in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2019: Offset, Takeoff and Quavo of Migos attend the 2019 ESPYs at Microsoft Theater on July 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Rich Fury/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2020: Takeoff of the musical group Migos attends the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Steve Granitz/WireImage)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2021: Quavo, Offset and Takeoff of Migos perform during The SHAQ Bowl for Super Bowl LV on February 7, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Photos: Migos rapper Takeoff through the years 2022: Quavo, Offset and Takeoff of Migos attend the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest as part of the 2022 NBA All Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)