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Takeoff Trial Delayed: Rapper's Killer Faces 2027 Court Date
4 Nov
Summary
- Takeoff's murder trial delayed until April 2027.
- Accused killer Patrick Clark claims innocence, pleads not guilty.
- Takeoff was an unarmed bystander in a November 2022 shooting.
The jury trial for Patrick Xavier Clark, accused of murdering Migos rapper Takeoff, has been postponed from its original November date to April 15, 2027. Clark, a Houston DJ, has entered a plea of not guilty to the murder charges.
His defense attorneys cite scheduling conflicts and the recent submission of a significant volume of evidence from the prosecution as reasons for the delay. They assert that while the new evidence is not detrimental, it requires careful review. Takeoff, 28, was killed in a shooting on November 1, 2022, in downtown Houston. Police characterized him as an unarmed bystander caught in a dispute unrelated to him.
Clark was apprehended on December 1, 2022, and charged with murder. Prosecutors allege that surveillance footage captured him firing a weapon and that his fingerprints were found on a wine bottle near the crime scene. If found guilty, Clark faces a potential life sentence.
