KUALA LUMPUR: Rapper and hip hop star Takeoff has died after he was shot in the head outside an entertainment centre in Houston last night.
The artiste, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was 28.
According to a news agency report, Takeoff, who was one third of the chart-topping group Migos, was at the location with his uncle and another band member, Quavo, playing dice at a private party held there.
Police said 40 to 50 guests were at the venue when someone opened fire.
When police arrived, they found a large crowd gathering around a man with a gunshot wound to the head or neck.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said two other people were injured and were driven to hospital in private vehicles.
No arrests have been made.
Migos was one of the most influential groups of its generation, pioneering a style of rapping in choppy, staccato triplets known as the "Migos flow."
Celebrities including Ja Rule, Kid Cudi, Khalid and Dave posted tributes on social media, while Rick Ross called him a "young legend."
