Police: Man Charged in Takeoff’s Death Tried to Avoid Arrest

Police: Man Charged in Takeoff’s Death Tried to Avoid Arrest
Patrick Xavier Clark, accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month outside a Houston bowling alley, on camera monitor during a court appearance in Houston on Dec. 14, 2022. Lekan Oyekanmi/AP Photo
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HOUSTON—The man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month outside a Houston bowling alley sought information about using fake plane tickets to obtain an expedited passport in his efforts to flee the country, and repeatedly made online searches about whether he was a suspect in the case, prosecutors alleged during a court hearing Wednesday.

But attorneys for Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, say their client never had any intention of leaving Houston and he will likely pursue self-defense in the case, as he has asserted his innocence.