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Autopsy: Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to head, torso

Headline from Fox5 Atlanta, on the newest of 2 developments

The announcement — following an autopsy by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston — comes as police are still seeking the public’s help in tracking down the person or persons responsible for the rapper’s death Tuesday.

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  1. Migos rapper Takeoff dead after shooting outside Houston bowling alley, rep confirms

    Headline from Fox10 Phoenix ·

  2. Newest

    Autopsy: Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to head, torso

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

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  1. Bismarck Tribune

    Photos: Takeoff through the years (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    Migos rapper Takeoff is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. Takeoff — who was part of Migos along with Quavo and

  2. Post Star

    Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep confirms (opens Post Star)

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    Post Star's feed description

    Takeoff — who was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset — was 28.

  3. NPR

    Takeoff, member of Atlanta rap group Migos, has died at 28 (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The rapper, part of Migos, the Atlanta group that was hugely commercially popular and both formally and culturally influential, was reportedly shot and killed in Houston on Tuesday.

  4. FOX 35 Orlando

    Atlanta rapper Takeoff shot to death in Houston (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    Takeoff, a member of the popular Atlanta rap group Migos, has been killed in an early morning shooting at a Houston bowling alley.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, rep says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Takeoff — whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball — was part of the Grammy-nominated rap trio Migos, along with Quavo and Offset.

  6. 12News Now Beaumont

    Migos rapper TakeOff killed outside bowling alley in downtown Houston, AP confirms (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    12News Now Beaumont's feed description

    HPD said TakeOff and Quavo of the Atlanta-based rap trio were at a private party at the 810 Billiards and Bowling Alley prior to the deadly shooting.

  7. KTVZ Bend

    Takeoff, member of rap group Migos, dead at 28 (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    CNN By Lisa Respers France and Chloe Melas, CNN Takeoff, who was one third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, a source close to the group confirmed to CNN. He was 28.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Migos Rapper Takeoff Killed in Houston Shooting, Aged 28 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Migos rapper Takeoff died after he was shot outside of a downtown bowling alley in Houston early Tuesday, an attorney for the rapper confirmed.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Migos Rapper Takeoff Reportedly Shot And Killed (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Migos rapper Takeoff, whose birth name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, died early Tuesday morning at the age of 28 at Billiards & Bowling in Houston.

  10. Fox26 Houston

    Migos rapper Takeoff dead after shooting at Houston bowling alley, rep confirms (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Takeoff, of the rap trio Migos, has died after a shooting at a Downtown Houston bowling alley, a representative has confirmed.

  11. WHAS Louisville

    Migos member TakeOff killed outside bowling alley in downtown Houston, AP confirms (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    WHAS Louisville's feed description

    HPD said TakeOff and Quavo of the Atlanta-based rap trio were at a private party at the 810 Billiards and Bowling Alley prior to the deadly shooting.

  12. WCNC

    Migos member TakeOff killed in Houston shooting, sources say (opens WCNC)

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    WCNC's feed description

    Here's what we know.

  13. Kokomo Tribune

    Takeoff, dead at 28 in shooting, was 'chill' Migos member (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    At just 28, rapper Takeoff had cultivated a rich hip-hop legacy with Migos along with a reputation as the trio’s most lowkey member before he was killed in a shooting.

  14. CBS News

    Migos rapper Takeoff killed in Houston shooting, attorney says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Houston police have not publicly identified the person fatally shot, but said Takeoff and Quavo were both at the event where it happened.

  15. Newsweek

    Takeoff's death prompts revisiting of Migos breakup timeline (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Takeoff was fatally shot in Houston early Tuesday morning at a bowling alley, sources report.

  16. France 24

    Rapper Takeoff, member of hip hop trio Migos, shot dead at 28, says TMZ (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The rapper Takeoff, a member of the Grammy-nominated hip hop trio Migos, was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, according to entertainment outlet TMZ. He was 28 years old.

  17. BizPac Review

    'What is going on?' Popular rapper shot dead in Houston, the alleged reason why sends shockwaves (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Twenty-eight-year-old Takeoff, of the hip-hop group Migos, was shot dead early Tuesday morning at a Houston bowling alley party

  18. Forbes

    Migos Rapper Takeoff Shot Dead In Houston (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The 28-year-old musician was a member of the hip-hop trio Migos.

  19. Southern Minnesota

    Migos rapper Takeoff shot dead age 28 (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    Migos rapper Takeoff has been shot dead at the age of 28 following an altercation at a bowling alley.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Takeoff, of the rap group Migos, fatally shot at 28 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The rapper was killed at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas in the early hours of Tuesday, AP and New York Times report.

  21. Deseret News

    Migos rapper Takeoff was shot and killed. He was 28 (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The rapper was shot dead at a bowling alley in Houston

  22. France 24

    Rapper Takeoff, member of Migos, shot dead at 28: TMZ (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The rapper Takeoff, a member of the Grammy-nominated hip hop trio Migos, was fatally shot at a bowling alley in Houston, Texas on Tuesday, according to entertainment outlet TMZ. He was 28 years old.

  23. PBS NewsHour

    Migos rapper Takeoff dead after Houston shooting, representative says (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Takeoff — whose name was Kirsnick Khari Ball — was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset.

  24. Fox26 Houston

    Rapper Takeoff of Migos killed in shooting at Houston bowling alley, TMZ reports (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Takeoff, of the rap trio Migos, has died after a shooting at a Houston bowling alley, according to TMZ. Here's what we know.

  25. Newsweek

    Migos' Takeoff tributes flood in after rapper presumed dead after shooting (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Celebrities, rappers and athletes are paying tribute to Takeoff after reports suggest he's been shot and killed in Houston.

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