Post mortem shows rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds

Rapper Takeoff, of Migos, arrives at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. A post mortem examination has been performed after he was shot in Houston (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/PA)

Rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to the head and body following a shooting outside a private party at a Houston bowling alley, authorities announced on Wednesday.

The announcement — following a post mortem examination by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston — comes as police continue to seek the public’s help in tracking down the person or persons responsible for the rapper’s death on Tuesday.