American rapper, Kirshnik Khari Ball, popularly known as Takeoff is dead.

Takeoff was shot dead outside a club in Houston on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old, who is a member of the hip-hop trio Migos, was shot while a group gathered outside a bowling alley called 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston at 2.30am this morning.

According to TMZ, a fight broke out during the dice game and a person opened fire, shooting Takeoff in the process.

Although Houston Police did not name the rapper as the victim in the shooting, it confirmed the death of one person at 1200 Polk in downtown Houston.