Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner is calling on the Hip Hop community to "step up" in the wake of Takeoff's senseless murder. The Migos rapper was fatally shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling in downtown Houston on Tuesday (November 1) around 2:34 a.m. local time following some kind of argument. Finner held a press conference later that afternoon and said he'd spoken to Takeoff's mother who'd flown in from Atlanta.
"Every brother and sister in the neighborhoods, I’m calling you to action to step up,” Finner said. “There was 40 people at least at this event and people left possibly out of fear. I ask you one thing and want this to resonate with everybody, what if it was your brother or your son? You would want somebody to step up, so please step up and get the information to us so we can bring closure to this family who is hurting right."
He added, "I'm calling upon everybody. Our Hip Hop artists in Houston and around the nation, we gotta police ourselves. There are so many talented individuals—men and women—in that community, who again I love and I respect, we all gotta stand together and make sure nobody tears down that community. I'm calling to start here in Houston as early as next week, I want to meet with some of our artists and see how we can taper things down."
The Medical Examiner released Takeoff's autopsy report on Wednesday (November 2), which indicated he'd been shot in both the head and torso into his arm. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Fellow Migos member Quavo was there at the time of the shooting but has yet to address the incident publicly.
