Rapper Takeoff was shot and killed in Houston in the early Tuesday morning, according to TMZ.

The 28-year-old recording artist was part of the group Migos. Law enforcement sources and several witnesses told TMZ that the fatal incident occurred just after 2:30 AM when police were called to 810 Billiards & Bowling Houston.

The sources said Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was playing dice with bandmate Quavo when a fight broke out among participants. This led to one person allegedly opening fire and striking Takeoff in or near the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two other individuals were also allegedly injured during the altercation and taken to the hospital, but their condition is unknown. The sources said Quavo was not hurt.

A Migos representative confirmed to the Associated Press that Takeoff had died.

Migos is a hip hop group based in Georgia and started in 2008. The three members are all related, with Takeoff being the youngest member and nephew of Quavo. Offset is the third member and is Takeoff’s cousin. Offset is also married to fellow hip hop star Cardi B.

The band rose to fame with the hit song “Versace” in 2013 and then topped charts again with the 2016 rap song “Bad and Boujee.” That song was later certified four times platinum by RIAA, though Takeoff is not credited on the song and can only be seen in the background of the music video.

Takeoff was accused of “sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and interference with civil rights” by an anonymous woman in August 2020. In April 2021, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s confirmed they would not be filing criminal charges due to lack of evidence.

Takeoff and Quavo did an interview with Complex in early October discussing the future of Migos just ahead of the pair releasing a duo album without Offset.

“I just feel like we want to see our career as a duo because we just came from a loyal family,” Quavo said. He agreed that family is “supposed to stick together” but circumstances can change.

“Sometimes, when sh** don’t work out, it ain’t meant to be,” the rapper continued. “So that’s what I think.”

Takeoff agreed with that assessment.

“We don’t know all answers,” he told the publication. “God know. So we pray a lot. And we tell him, whatever, whatever ain’t right, however you supposed to see it fit, you put it back together or however you do it. Only time will tell. We always family, now. Ain’t nothing gon’ change.”

A woman was walking her two German shepherds near her home when the three of them encountered a wild bear — which then attacked her after one of her dogs charged. 

Renee Levow, of Frederick County, Maryland, was walking her two dogs, Kylie and Bones, when they came across a large bear. 

Kylie lunged at the bear and tried to fight it — and that's when the bear locked eyes with Levow. 

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The 55-year-old said she did what she was always told to do when encountering a bear in the wild: Be loud and act big. 

However, this move backfired — as the bear now came at her.

Levow recalled the scary experience as the bear attacked her all over her body, she said.

"After a few seconds, he swatted me down and then bit my left leg twice just above my knee, and then he tossed me to the side and continued to bite me," she said. 

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"He bit my skull and the side of my face twice — [and with] the first bite on the left side of my face and head, I heard my skull crunch," she said.

Levow said the sound was awful.

She really thought she was going to die, she said. 

"Then, he bit me again on the right side of my scalp, above my eye, severing the nerves,’ she said. 

The only thing Levow could think to do at that point, in order to get the bear to stop, was to play dead. 

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Levow covered her head with her arms and rolled flat on the ground — which is when the bear became uninterested and left the scene, she said. 

Levow said she lay there for 10 minutes to make sure the bear was gone.

She then pulled out her phone to call 911 — and had to wipe off the dripping blood from her phone screen. 

"I was lucky because we have a local fire department and the chief that was on call lives just at the end of my street — so he came to my aid and started wrapping my injuries," she said. 

She was later airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.

There, she underwent surgery to fix her orbital fracture, severed nerves and the open wounds on her scalp, face, chest and left leg. 

Levow said she could not feel any of her injuries, as her adrenaline was high at the moment. 

Now, over two years later, Levow said she feels lucky to be alive and healing — but still has scars from the attack.

"I have a scar on my chest from where he initially swatted me to the ground, and then I have damage to my left leg above the knee where he took two bites," she said. 

"I also have permanent nerve damage on my scalp, face and leg — but I'm thankful he left me alone, and I'm alive."

Neither of Levow’s dogs were injured during the attack.

Taylor Phillips, owner of Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures in Wyoming, told Fox News Digital that playing dead is the best way to react when encountering a bear by surprise. 

"If the bear makes contact, it's advisable to lay face down on the ground and with your hands protecting your neck," he said. 

Phillips said if you encounter a bear from a distance and it approaches you — fight back.

"Yell, throw objects and fight as your life depends on it," he said. 

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The National Park Service (NPS) offers this advice — and more — when encountering bears in the wild.

"Stay calm and remember that most bears do not want to attack you; they usually just want to be left alone. Bears may bluff their way out of an encounter by charging and then turning away at the last second," the NPS says.

"Bears may also react defensively by woofing, yawning, salivating, growling, snapping their jaws, and laying their ears back," the NPS says as well.

"Continue to talk to the bear in low tones; this will help you stay calmer, and it won't be threatening to the bear. A scream or sudden movement may trigger an attack. Never imitate bear sounds or make a high-pitched squeal," the service adds.