Chicago rapper BloodHound Q50, whose real name was Mikquale T. Cooper, was shot dead in an ambush at a gas station in the city early Sunday morning. He was 22 years old.
Cooper was ambushed by six attackers at a BP gas station in the Fuller Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, according to a police report reviewed by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Officials said Cooper had been driving a white Tesla when he pulled into the gas station at around 4 a.m. and parked by a pump.
Two vehicles close in
Police said two people wearing black face masks pulled up in a black Infiniti while Cooper's car was parked at the pump. A silver Honda Accord carrying four more passengers followed shortly after.
Cooper and a 29-year-old woman went inside the gas station, authorities said. While they were inside, one of the masked occupants of the Infiniti removed objects from the Honda before heading back to the Infiniti, according to the police report.
The woman then came back out of the station and drove Cooper's Tesla to the front of the gas station, police said. She got out of the car, and Cooper climbed into the front seat.
Gunfire outside the station
At that point, the two masked gunmen from the Infiniti and the four occupants of the Honda opened fire on Cooper as he sat in the Tesla, police said.
Officials said Cooper was struck in the chest and shoulder. First responders with the Chicago Fire Department treated him at the scene, and he was pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. Sunday.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to TMZ that Cooper's cause of death was gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide.
Police said the attackers fled the scene in their vehicles, heading south on Wentworth Avenue.
No arrests as investigation continues
The four occupants of the Honda were described by police as wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, a green hooded sweatshirt with a football logo on the back, and two in black outfits with black masks.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, police said, and the investigation remains ongoing. Authorities said nearby buildings and vehicles were damaged in the gunfire.
Who was BloodHound Q50
Cooper performed under the name BloodHound Q50 and had built a following of more than 219,000 on Instagram, where he posted under the handle @bloodybruddaq50.
