PICTURED - Migos rapper Quavo's desperate attempt to save his shot nephew: Friends and family slam 'senseless violence' after Takeoff, 28, was killed with a bullet 'to the head or neck' in dispute over game of dice

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Horrifying footage shows the desperate last moments that Migos rapper Quavo desperately tried to help his nephew Takeoff after he was shot in the ‘head or neck’ in a dispute over ‘a game of dice’.

The 28-year-old, who is a member of the hip hop trio, was shot at a 'private party' as a group gathered outside of the 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston, in Texas, at 2.30am.

Friends and fans have slammed the 'senseless violence' of the killing, with tributes to the rapper pouring in. 

Quavo, bandmate and uncle of Takeoff, looked distraught as he knelt over his nephew moments after the shooting as he can be heard screaming for help. 

Houston Police confirmed that one person was found dead at the scene at 1200 Polk, but would not confirm the identity of the deceased. 

Officers confirmed that there were 40 to 50 people at the location, when they discovered a man with a gunshot wound to the head or neck. 

Security guards who were in the area heard the shooting but did not see who did it according to police. 

Dispatchers reportedly heard five shots fired, according to TMZ, with witnesses telling officers that they heard multiple gunshots and screaming. 

Images from the scene reportedly show the rapper lying dead in a puddle of blood after being 'shot in the head' during the row.

Horrifying footage shows the desperate last moments that Migos rapper Quavo desperately tried to help his nephew Takeoff after he was shot in the ‘head or neck’

Migos rapper Takeoff has been shot dead ‘over a game of dice’ in front of his uncle and bandmate Quavo outside of a bowling alley in Texas 

Quavo, bandmate and uncle of Takeoff, looked distraught as he knelt over his nephew moments after the shooting

Takeoff, 28, posed inside of the Texas bowling hall with a friend before he was shot at 2.30am on Tuesday morning 

A picture from the scene reportedly shows Takeoff lying dead on the floor  hours after he posted an Instagram story of him smoking 

The shooting came hours after he posted an Instagram story of him wearing the same outfit, along with a Playboi Carti song called ‘Stop Breathing’.

Two other victims were also rushed to hospital in a private vehicle, and it is unclear what their conditions are.  

Takeoff, real name Kirshnik Khari Ball, had joined his uncle Quavo for a game of dice before the shooting, witnesses and law enforcement sources told TMZ. 

Footage from the scene show Takeoff lying on the floor, while Quavo rushes to his side.

A group started to gather around the injured rapper and tried to move him, but quickly lowered him to the ground as Quavo screamed for help. 

Video of the incident shows several women shouting to ‘get inside’, while another man can be heard saying ‘I’m scared for you bro’. 

Migos was founded by Takeoff in 2008 with his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset - who is married to Cardi B. 

Takeoff, pictured in a white t-shirt and black pants, can be seen here before the fatal incident in Houston

Footage shows Takeoff lying dead on the floor, while Quavo - wearing an orange top - rushes to his side and yells for someone to help

 

British rapper AJ Tracey paid tribute to Takeoff, as well as Russ Diemon while Jake Paul called for 'senseless' killings to stop

Rapper Takeoff of Migos performs at Rolling Loud festival at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on September 29, 2019 in Oakland, California

Video of the incident shows several women shouting to ‘get inside’, while another man can be heard saying ‘I’m scared for you bro’

Offset, who was not in Houston with his father and cousin, was celebrating Halloween with Cardi B and their children. 

Four hours before the shooting, Takeoff posted a picture of himself smoking at the bowling alley.

Quavo had also posted an Instagram story of himself driving around Houston with Jas Prince, who was celebrating his birthday. 

It is unclear if the 'private party' was a celebration for Prince, but witnesses claim there were at least 40 to 50 people in attendance. 

A representative for Migos has confirmed that Takeoff was shot dead in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Tributes have poured in for Takeoff, from British rapper AJ Tracey and US rapper Russ Diemon.

Jemele Hill said you 'barely have time to recover' before someone else is killed, as Jake Paul called for 'senseless killings' to stop. 

Singer and actress Keri Hilson wrote: 'Rest In Peace, @1YoungTakeoff. Healing love to your brothers, family, & friends. #gonetoosoon'. 

Earlier this month, Takeoff and Quavo joined forces in their debut as a duo with their album 'Only Built for Infinity Links.

While there have been whisperings of the Atlanta rap trio Migos splitting up for good, there has been no official announcement of their disbandment.

Instead, Takeoff and Quavo released 'Only Built for Infinity Links,' without third member Offset.

Most recently, Quavo and Takeoff had released a project as the duo, 'Unc & Phew' and released their latest music video, 'Messy,' on Monday - hours before the killing.

The group's 2018 Migos album Culture II debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. 

This marked their second US number-one album following Culture, which featured their smash hit Bad And Boujee.

The family connection is strong within Migos, as Quavo and Offset are cousins, while Takeoff is Quavo’s nephew.

The group released their first mixtape, Juug season, in 2011, and a second one called No Label in 2012.

In 2013, Migos had their first hit, Versace. While the single peaked at number 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, it gained a new lease on life when Drake remixed the song and added a verse of his own, even going so far as performing it at the iHeartRadio Music Festival that year.

Quavo had also posted an Instagram story of himself driving around Houston with Jas Prince, who was celebrating his birthday hours before the shooting

Singer and actress Keri Hilson paid tribute to the rapper as well as boxer  Chris Eubank Jr

Takeoff's cousin and bandmate Offset is married to Cardi B, but the rapper and his uncle, Quavo released a track without the third member - sparking questions over their future

Earlier this month, Takeoff and Quavo joined forces in their debut as a duo with their album 'Only Built for Infinity Links'

While there have been whisperings of the Atlanta rap trio Migos splitting up for good, there has been no official announcement of their disbandment=

In June of that year, Migos released their Y.R.N mixtape, which featured Versace. The following year, the group released a sequel to their No Label mixtape called No Label II.

The mixtape was a huge hit and has been downloaded nearly one million times and certified double platinum by DatPiff.

The group, which has earned two Grammy nominations, released its first album, Yung Rich Nation in June 2015, which peaked at Number 3 on Billboard’s Top Rap Albums chart.

How hip hop artist Takeoff grew up in the same house as his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset before the trio decided to form rap group Migos helping him build a $26million fortune

 By Tom Brown

News of rapper Takeoff's death has shocked the world of hip hop, with his closest family holding him above a pool of blood after he was shot in the ‘head or neck’ in a dispute over ‘a game of dice’ this morning.

His last desperate last moments came after an incredible family story where the three Migos, who grew up together in the mid 2000s, would go from dropping out of Berkmar High School to building a $26million fortune.

Takeoff, born Kirshnik Khari Ball on the 18th of June 1994, never knew his father, who walked out when he was just a kid. His earliest memories are of his uncle Quavo, born Quavious Keyate Marshall, and his cousin Offset, or Kiari Kendrell Cephus.

Before the rapping trio were making records together, they were a family, with the three members growing up under one roof in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

The family moved across Georgia from Athens to Gwinett when Takeoff was in elementary school and Quavo, who is three year's older than his nephew and a year older than his cousin, was in middle school. 

After the move, all three began living under the roof of Quavo's mother, Latabia Woodward, who worked as a hairdresser to look after the three boys.

'I don’t look at [Quavo] as my uncle, but more as my brother. But we always have clowned on each other,' Takeoff explained in an interview with The Fader in 2013. 'He is my uncle, so I gotta clown on him. You gotta be funny.'

Starting from seventh grade, Takeoff was the one who wanted to start taking rapping seriously. He approached his uncle in 2009 about forming the group that would go on to become Migos.

The trio of rhymers formed as the Polo Club and dropped their first mixtape, Juung Season, in 2011, when Quavo was in 10th grade. They would later rebrand as Migos.

Described as monotone in interviews, Takeoff's voice came to life in the studio booth — a memory of him that remains the sharpest after his death on November 1.

Takeoff's father left the family when Kirshnik was in the kindergarten age. The rapper, who was killed on November 1, never knew him

Takeoff, pictured, the youngest of the trio, was shot and killed on November 1 

Offset, who Quavo described as 'the most different one', was never one for growing out his dreadlocks like the other two, cutting them off whenever they got too long. 

'Offset is fam. He’s been around us every since 6th grade,' said Quavo. 'We got him to rap in high school.'

At the time of his death, Takeoff had been growing his dreads out for years. His mom — Quavo's older sister — was always his hairdresser.

'He likes to work and mind his business,' his mother said about her son when fans tracked down her Twitter account in 2018, according to Sandra Rose. 'He doesn’t like to be involved in a lot of things, he just likes to make good music for the people.'

But it was Atlanta where the group sowed the seeds that grew their fame. They described back-to-back nights with DJs, consistently having songs on rotation so that their music and faces became recognized.

The trio would go through around seven songs per day in a relentless schedule, even leaving homework for each other before starting a session.

By the time he was in middle school he was living under the same roof as his uncle Quavo, three years his senior. The two are pictured together attending the 2nd Annual Black Ball at Fox Theater on June 1 in Atlanta

'You gotta have fun with a song, make somebody laugh,' said Takeoff. 'You gotta have character. A hard punchline can make you laugh, but you gotta know how to say it.'

Takeoff was known as the most silent member of the band, are rarely gave interviews.

He's kept any potential love interests a secret, apart from the time that stripper London Dallaz posted a picture of the two of them in bed together.

Migos have a fifteen minute rule, stopping the performance then and there before playing it back to see how it sounds.

'When you drop a song and wake up in the morning and hear the song you dropped last night, that’s the best feeling. The song will tell you then,' said Quavo.

Offset, Quavo and Takeoff of Migos arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) in 2018

They had their first break in 2013 with Versace, a track that went on to be remixed by Drake, propelling their first full-length album Y.R.N into the spotlight a few years later.

Justin Bieber posted a short video of himself rapping along, sending their popularity soaring.

The group became steady regulars on the hip hop scene since, working alongside high-profile artists like Drake, Katy Perry, and Cardi B — who Offset went on to marry.

But the group never forgot family. In 2017, Takeoff and Quavo bought a house for Quavo's mom Edna Marshall, according to XXL Mag.

'ME and Take Jus Bought Mama A House!!! Tha Big Way!!!' Quavo Tweeted at the time.

In 2017, Takeoff and Quavo bought a house for Quavo's mom Edna Marshall

But Migos wasn't without its issues. Offset was locked up in Georgia's DeKalb County Jail for violating his probation received due to prior felony convictions for burglary and theft in 2013.

A series of legal issues plagued the trio as time went on. Offset was arrested for driving with a suspended license in Atlanta in 2016, whereas Takeoff was asked to leave a flight from Atlanta to Des Moines a year later, and the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany sued the group for allegedly inciting a riot at a performance where six people were stabbed.

Around this time, Takeoff began working on his own solo projects, according to his mother. The three Migos were finally drifting apart.

Rumors of a breakup were sparked when Takeoff was absent from an AMAs award for Favorite Duo/Group in the Pop/Rock category in 2018.

In the same year, Takeoff’s launched his first solo project called The Last Rocket.

Takeoff and Quavo of Migos perform onstage during the 2022 ONE MusicFest at Central Park on October 08 

As the years went on, Quavo seemed most likely to spark a solo career when he was featured on DJ Khaled's 'No Brainer'.

In May 2022, Offset and Cardi B unfollowed the other members of the group on Instagram.

Offset was preparing to drop his sophomore studio record on November 11, when news of Takeoffs death broke headlines on November 1.

Despite the rumors, the group kept stayed close even when working on their own projects.

'We always family, that ain’t gonna change,' Takeoff told the Big Facts Podcast a month before the shooting.

The last Migos album, Culture III, was released in June 2021. It will be their last as a trio.