Published September 14, 2026
The rising rapper from Chicago BloodHound Q50, who was born as Mikquale Cooper, has been shot and killed at a gas station in Fuller Park, Chicago.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the victim as a 22-year-old Mikquale Cooper, who was fatally shot Sunday morning in Fuller Park.
A representative associated with AMF Music Group has confirmed Cooper was the rap artist who performed as BloodHound Q50, per Chicago Sun Times.
According to Chicago police officials, Cooper was inside a car at around 4 a.m. in the 4200 block of South Wentworth Avenue when two cars approached and several people inside both opened fire at him.
Cooper was hit in the chest and shoulder and was treated by the Chicago Fire Department but couldn’t succumb to the injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 22-year-old Chicago native Mikquale Cooper, better known as BloofHound Q50, was a young emerging rapper who was reportedly shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Fuller Park, Chicago.
Cooper carried the stage name of BloodHound Q50, performing in a specific music genre known as Chicago drill.
Q50 was best known for tracks Don’t Blink or Stare and Splash Bros 2.
His most recent release came on his 22nd birthday bash on August 6, and he dropped his album Get Back or Die Trying.
Too Stuck turned out to be the last video song before Q50 met a tragic incident.
The investigation is ongoing with the CPD’s Area 1 unit as officials are searching for the suspects.