Takeoff’s Alleged Killer Wants Bullets Examined Before November Trial

Takeoff’s killer is back in the courtroom, angling to make some moves as his murder trial approaches.

Patrick Xavier Clark filed court documents requesting access to examine the bullets and other evidence from the 2022 shooting that took the Migos rapper’s life, according to reporting from TMZ.

Clark’s legal team wants an independent expert to analyze the ballistics and other physical evidence to strengthen his defense strategy before his trial kicks off this November.

The case has dragged on for nearly four years. Takeoff was gunned down on November 1, 2022, outside 810 Billiards & Bowling in downtown Houston during a private party.

The 28-year-old rapper was caught in the crossfire after tensions erupted during a dice game involving his uncle Quavo and other attendees.

Two additional people were wounded in the shooting, but both survived their injuries.

Clark, now 36, has maintained his innocence throughout the entire legal process.

Prosecutors claim surveillance footage shows him pointing and firing a weapon toward the crowd, and investigators recovered his fingerprints from a wine bottle discovered at the scene.

His defense team continues to argue that the evidence doesn’t conclusively prove their client pulled the trigger.

With jury selection scheduled to begin November 5 and the trial set for November 9, Clark’s request to examine the bullets represents a last-minute push to build reasonable doubt.

Beyond the criminal case, Takeoff’s family is locked in its own equally contentious legal battle.

His mother, Titania Davenport and father, Kenneth Ball, are fighting over how to divide a wrongful death settlement valued at approximately $26 million from the lawsuit against the bowling alley.

Titania claims she raised Takeoff as a single parent and provided nearly all his financial support throughout his life, while Kenneth was largely absent.

Kenneth is now demanding half the settlement despite admitting he had minimal involvement in his son’s upbringing.

Jury selection for Clark’s murder trial begins in less than two months.