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BloodHound Q50 last social media post in focus amid reports of rapper's tragic killing in Chicago

BloodHound Q50, a rising star in rap, was tragically killed in a shooting in Chicago shortly after his 22nd birthday.

BloodHound Q50 last social media post in focus amid reports of rapper's tragic killing in Chicago

Mikquale Cooper, better known as BloodHound Q50, was shot and killed in Chicago early Sunday morning, September 13. According to the Chicago Police Department, two vehicles approached the 22-year-old rapper in the Fuller Park area around 3:58 a.m., firing shots at him. Cooper, who was reportedly in the driver's seat at the time, sustained chest and shoulder injuries from the gunfire.

Despite receiving medical attention from responding officers, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim's identity has not been disclosed publicly by the Chicago Police Department. The news of BloodHound Q50's tragic passing was reported by Rolling Loud in a tribute shared on Sunday. The artist had recently released his new album, "Get Back or Die Trying," and a single, "Head Taps," earlier that month.

DJ Vlad expressed his condolences, recalling their interview with the rapper the previous year, praising his media skills for his young age.

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