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A senseless act of violence recently claimed the life of yet another promising young talent. Migos’ team member and rapper Takeoff lost his life in a tragic shooting. Boxing fans were also shocked to know that a boxing icon could have potentially lost his life in the very same incident. It was reported that former world champion Shakur Stevenson was barely inches away from Takeoff before the shooting took place.

Kirshnik Khari Ball, AKA Takeoff, was the youngest member of Migos. Moreover, the trio also included his uncle, Quavo, and his cousin, Offset.

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The trio then went on to produce chartbusters like ‘Versace’, and, ‘Bad and Boujee’.

Takeoff was at the 810 Billards & Bowling in Houston with Quavo on November 1, 2022. This was where the duo met Stevenson. And even went on to take pictures with him. It was reported that he was near Takeoff when the shootout took place.

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They were playing dice when an altercation took place. This altercation soon took a deadly turn, and an unnamed individual opened fire. Takeoff was fatally hit and pronounced dead on the spot.

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Stevenson later took to Twitter to offer condolences on Takeoff’s untimely demise.

Fans voice their concern for Shakur Stevenson

Boxing fans were shocked to see how close Shakur Stevenson was to potential life endangerment. And a lot of fans took to social media to voice their concerns about the same.

A few fans were shocked by the tragic incident. Moreover, they also asked Stevenson to keep himself safe.

Meanwhile, some fans mentioned that they were glad that Stevenson was safe. The fans also offered their respects to the fallen rapper.

Similarly, a user was disgusted that Takeoff lost his life over a dice game. And also mentioned that Stevenson was lucky to be alive.

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Some fans also stated that they were glad to know that Stevenson was doing better after the traumatic incident.

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