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Suspect in Migos rapper Takeoff's murder released on $1M bond

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  January 5, 2023 9:59am EST
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Man charged with Migos rapper Takeoff's murder released from jail

Court documents show Patrick Xavier Clark paid a $1 million bond. He was charged with killing Takeoff after an argument that stemmed from a dice game outside a Houston bowling alley in November.

HOUSTON - The man accused of shooting and killing Atlanta rapper Takeoff is out of custody after posting a $1 million bond, court records reveal.

Records show that 33-year-old Patrick Clark made his bond on Wednesday.

As part off his bond agreement, Clark will have to comply with GPS monitoring with an ankle monitor.

Clark's original bond was set for $2 million, but his legal team filed a motion arguing that the amount of excessive. Attempts to get the bond reduced to $100,000 were declined, but Clark did get his original amount halved.

The suspect's lawyer has previously told the court that the family has secured the funds to bail Clark out, KPRC reported.

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Takeoff, whose name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was killed by gunfire outside a private party at a Downtown Houston bowling alley on Nov. 1. Two others were injured in the shooting.

Police believe the shooting happened after a high-stakes dice game at a private party. There was an argument that happened after the game that erupted into gunshots.

Takeoff was an unarmed and a bystander, investigators said. 

"There was a lucrative dice game that went on at the event. There was an argument that happened afterwards outside the bowling alley, which led to the shooting," HPD Homicide Division Sgt. Michael Burrow said. "I can tell you that Takeoff was not involved in playing in the dice game, he was not involved in the argument that happened outside. He was not armed."

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Police said Takeoff was not the intended target of the shooting at the Houston bowling alley. Fans who were inside the event said it was an emotional services. Takeoff's family spoke. Justin Bieber and Yolanda Adams performed.

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Burrow said investigators learned more than 30 people were standing outside the bowling alley when the shooting happened. Police did not release the exact number.

Every person left the scene without providing a statement to investigators. Police found some people the night of the shooting and the days that followed. 

Who is Patrick Clark, Takeoff's alleged killer?

A month after the deadly shooting, officials arrested and charged Clark with murder.

Investigators say they reconstructed the shooting to confirm ballistic evidence. 

"Through that we were able to deduce that Patrick Clark is the lethal shooter in the case, that's why he's charged with murder," Burrow said.

According to court documents, shortly after Takeoff was killed Clark, "applied for an expedited passport by submitting a travel itinerary for an upcoming flight to Mexico." 

Records show Clark had a large amount of cash. Prosecutors argued he was a flight risk.

The Associated Press and FOX 26 Houston Digital contributed to this report.