Takeoff’s Funeral To Be Held At State Farm Arena In Atlanta

Takeoff (born Kirshnik Khari Ball) will be laid to rest Friday (Nov. 11) at the State Farm Arena in his home city of Atlanta. The rapper was one-third of the rap trio Migos which consisted of his uncle Quavo and cousin Offset.

The venue, which is home to the NBA's Atlanta Hawks who paid tribute to the late rapper last week, has the capacity to host more than 20,000 people.

Takeoff's pastor Rev. Jesse Curney III of New Mercies Christian Church will be officiating the services, he announced Monday (Nov. 7).

"I was really sad to hear the news," the pastor said in a statement obtained by TMZ. "Kirshnik has been a faithful member since he was ten years old. He and his family were active and avid supporters of the church and the community as a whole."

Details about how to attend have not been released, but the event is reportedly set for 1 p.m. Friday.

Takeoff was shot and killed at a private party at 810 Billiards & Bowling in downtown Houston Tuesday (Nov. 1) which he attended with Quavo, gossip site TMZ first reported. Quavo was not injured during the incident. Takeoff was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other victims — a 23-year-old male and 24-year-old female — checked themselves into a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, per Billboard. It was later reported that the 23-year-old male victim was Quavo's Assistant, Joshua 'Wash' Washington, per TMZ.

The late rapper was known as the laidback member of the group which was signed to Quality Control in 2013. The label gave condolences to Takeoff's family via social media.

"It is with broken hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved brother Kirsnick Khari Ball, known to the world as Takeoff," a statement posted to the label’s social media reads. "Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from this world and we are devastated."

The label continued by asking fans to "respect his family and friends as we all continue to process this monumental loss."

The Harris County Medical Examiner lists Takeoff's primary cause of death as "penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm," TMZ reports. Law enforcement sources recently told the tabloid that "they’re vigorously investigating the argument that led to the 28-year-old rapper’s death but haven't pinpointed any suspect just yet."

Earlier this morning, we reported on the tragic and senseless death of rapper Takeoff from Migos. Takeoff, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, was killed in an early morning shooting in Houston.

Gossip site TMZ reported on the story. They noted that law enforcement sources, and multiple witnesses, said that the fatal incident occurred shortly after 2:30 AM when police got the call for a man shot at a bowling alley called 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston. According to their reports, Takeoff and Migos' Quavo were there playing dice when an altercation broke out and that's when someone opened fire, shooting Takeoff. They reported that he was shot "either in the head or near to his head." They said that he was pronounced dead on the scene. Takeoff was 28 years old.

TMZ also posted photos that were slightly blurred but which showed Takeoff lying on the ground.  Many were upset that TMZ and others shared horrifying footage. The writer Kimberly St. Julian-Vernon tweeted, "I think it’s disgusting that TMZ monetizes the deaths of Black men: Kobe’s accident, now Takeoff’s murder." Civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill said, "No human being or their family deserves to have published the kind of crime scene photos I glimpsed. A disgrace TMZ." Writer Rotimi Adeoye expressed, "I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. TMZ is disgusting. Posting death photos is beyond cruel. They did the same exact thing when Kobe died."

Rapper Cadence Weapon tweeted, "TMZ posted Takeoff’s dead body when reporting his murder. Would they do the same for a white country artist? Or would they be more respectful? Where does the impulse to film and post a lifeless dead Black body come from? Maybe this is why Black death has become so normalized." A twitter account called NBA Slime said, "TMZ y’all gotta stop showing “EXCLUSIVE” footage of people’s last moments Please man! Getting the scoop is enough, you guys don’t need to show that stuff anymore! It’s getting sick! You know what you’re doing and you know it’s wrong! Stop doing it!!!" See more reactions below.