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Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, the alleged killer of Migos member Takeoff was indicted on a charge of murder by a Texas grand jury on Thursday, May 25. His lawyer Carl Moore provided a statement to TMZ about the indictment on the same day, claiming he and his client were expecting it. “Today’s action by the grand jury is not unexpected,” he said.
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“We would ask people to remember that getting an indictment requires meeting a very, very minimal standard of proof,” the statement continued. “When we get inside a courtroom and in front of a jury, where we will be able to put on our evidence and cross-examine the state’s witnesses— where the standard of proof is guilt beyond a reasonable doubt— we expect the jury will come back with a verdict of not guilty.”
The 28-year-old rapper was shot in the early morning hours of November 1, 2022 during what was later described as a “private party,” and the injuries killed him. His attorney released a statement the same day, confirming the passing of rapper Offset‘s cousin. “Along with my firm, I am devastated by the tragic death of Kirshnik Ball, known to his fans as Takeoff,” lawyer Drew Findling said in a statement to HollywoodLife. “Takeoff was not only a brilliant musical artist with unlimited talent but also a uniquely kind and gentle soul. He will be greatly missed now and always.”
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Suspect Patrick was arrested and charged with murder a month later, as Houston Police chief Troy Finner revealed in a December 2, 2022 press conference. The arrest was made in the evening hours of December 1. 22-year-old Cameron Joshua was also charged in the incident with unlawful carrying of a weapon. At the time, Patrick pleaded innocent, with his lawyer reportedly stating that, “he’s innocent of the crime,” per a December 5 report by The Daily Mail.
Finner said at the time of the arrest that the world lost a “good” man in the shooting death of Takeoff. “We lost a good man,” he said during the December 2 press conference. “I did not have the pleasure of meeting him. Everybody in the hundreds of people that I talk to spoke about what a great individual he was. I want to thank the family and everybody else for their patience and for allowing us to work through the evidence and the facts.”