The rapper Takeoff, best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated trio Migos, is dead after a shooting outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative has confirmed.
He was 28.
Kirsnick Khari Ball, known as Takeoff, was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset.
A representative for members of Migos who was not authorised to speak publicly confirmed the death to the Associated Press.
Police responded shortly after 2.30am to reports of a shooting at 810 Billiards & Bowling, where dozens of people had gathered on a balcony outside of the third-floor bowling alley, police said.
Officers discovered one man dead when they arrived.
An AP reporter at the scene observed a body loaded into a medical examiner's van about 10am, more than seven hours after the shooting.
Security guards who were in the area heard the shooting but did not see who did it, a police spokesperson said.
Two other people were injured and taken to hospitals in private vehicles.
No arrests have been announced and few details were released about what led up to the shooting but Houston police planned a news conference for Tuesday afternoon.
Takeoff was the youngest member of Migos, the rap trio from suburban Atlanta that also featured his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.
They first broke through with the massive hit Versace in 2013.
The song was remixed by Drake, heightening its popularity.
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