Takeoff’s mom has filed a wrongful demise lawsuit in opposition to the homeowners of the Houston bowling alley the place the rapper was fatally shot again in November 2022.
Titania Davenport filed the swimsuit on Wednesday in a Texas district court docket, based on court docket paperwork obtained by Rolling Stone. The defendants are the property homeowners of Houston’s 810 Billiards & Bowling.
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Takeoff’s Mother Accuses Venue Owners Of Failing To Provide Proper Security
Davenport says the venue failed to offer enough safety on the evening of Takeoff’s demise on Halloween final yr.
The lawsuit particulars that “the facility and premises were rented by well-known music personality” Rap-A-Lot CEO J. Prince. The venue was used for a celebration “‘after hours’ and with… many artists… athletes, and public figures.”
“Despite these facts, Defendants provided no screening mechanisms, no after-hour controls or security measures, and no enforcement of rules or industry standards to deter crime against their invitees, to include [Takeoff],” the lawsuit reads.
Lawsuit Claims Venue Owners Should Have Known About Security Risks Beforehand
Additionally, Davenport’s swimsuit accuses venue homeowners of being criminally negligent in ignoring social media postings that “made it clear” they’d require superior safety and planning.
“In fact, social media posting in advance of the party made it clear that not only basic security measures needed to be followed, but advance planning and consideration should have been taken into account, which defendants were negligent in failing to do.”
The lawsuit says that the venue homeowners ought to have recognized beforehand {that a} “significant number of violent crimes” have been dedicated on the premises.
Furthermore, Davenport argues they knew that celebs could be in attendance “based on the nature of the party.” That alone would have warranted “proper security” to be put in place.
“Specifically, Defendants knew that based on the nature of the party, celebrities would more likely than not be in attendance and potentially be the targets of crime. Defendants negligently represented proper security would be in place, when in fact none was; this caused many people to come to the event without concern.”
new: Takeoff’s mom filed a lawsuit in Texas yesterday in opposition to the homeowners of the venue the place the rapper was shot & killed final yr
claims they have been negligent in not offering correct safety for a personal occasion (“rented by a well-known music personality”) that included celebs pic.twitter.com/DBebWqBuaq
— Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) June 8, 2023
Wrongful Death Suit Cites 18 Instances Of Alleged Negligence
The lawsuit cites 18 particular situations of reported negligence that would have prevented the Migos rapper’s demise.
Those embody: “negligently failing to provide adequate and appropriate security personnel;” “negligently failing to properly inspect and maintain the premises;” “negligently failing to warn invitees of known hazards at the property;” in addition to “Negligently failing to properly retain, hire, train, and supervise their employees.”
Titania Davenport, #Takeoff’s mom, filed a swimsuit Wednesday in Texas in opposition to the homeowners of Houston’s #810Billiards & Bowling, alleging they failed to offer correct safety on the evening of Take’s demise. She pinpoints 18 situations of negligence that would have prevented it 🕊️🙏 pic.twitter.com/2hzHpaKXsu
— HipHopLivesNATL (@HipHopLivesNATL) June 9, 2023
Additionally, the outlet reviews that Davenport seeks “compensatory, special, economic, consequential, general, punitive, and all other damages permissible under Texas law.”
Her wrongful demise lawsuit particularly cites ache and struggling, psychological anguish, and lack of incomes capability.
Meanwhile, Patrick Clark was indicted on homicide expenses for allegedly killing Takeoff, The Shade Room reported final month.
However, Davenport’s lawsuit doesn’t identify Clark within the wrongful demise case.
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