Chicago drill rapper BloodHound Q50, whose real name was Mikquale Cooper, was fatally shot at age 22 early Sunday morning in an ambush at a BP gas station in the city’s Fuller Park neighborhood. Police confirmed a 22-year-old man died after being struck by gunfire while sitting in a vehicle; the Cook County medical examiner’s office later identified him as Cooper, and a manager with AMF Music Group confirmed he performed as BloodHound Q50.
The attack unfolded around 4 a.m. on September 13, 2026, in the 4200 block of South Wentworth Avenue. Cooper sat in the driver’s seat of a white 2019 Tesla when two vehicles—a black Acura sedan and a silver Honda Accord—pulled alongside. Multiple gunmen, reported in preliminary accounts as six, opened fire. He was hit in the chest and shoulder. Chicago Fire Department personnel treated him at the scene, but he was pronounced dead there. The suspects fled southbound onto the Dan Ryan Expressway. A firearm was recovered from Cooper’s vehicle, according to a law-enforcement source.
Police and local reporting from outlets including CWB Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times state more than 50 rounds were fired. An early dispatch audio clip that spread online claimed roughly 2,000 shots; that figure is not supported by any official or detailed investigative account and has been treated as an exaggeration. Credible coverage consistently points to the lower, police-cited total.
Cooper, born August 6, 2004, had emerged as a rising voice in Chicago’s drill scene. He released tracks including “Big 3,” “Coffin,” “Splash Bros,” and “Don’t Blink or Stare,” and put out projects such as Long Live My Brudda He Prolly Kilt Yo Brudda in 2025 and Get Back Or Die Trying around his 22nd birthday in 2026. He was associated with the Bloodhound collective.
His mother, Machetta Dudley, posted on Facebook after the news broke, writing in part:
“LET ME MAKE THIS MF CLEAR.. SOMEBODY MOMMA GONE BE CRYING LIKE ME OBD… Y’ALL WANNA TROLL I’M GONE TROLL ALOT OF YOU… HE NOT HERE TO TELL ME DON’T DO THIS SOCIAL MEDIA.”
Surveillance footage from the gas station has circulated online showing moments before the shooting, though details beyond official descriptions remain unverified.
Chicago police are investigating the case as a homicide. No arrests have been announced and no motive has been publicly established. Speculation about rivalries or other motives circulating on social media has not been confirmed by authorities.
Cooper, 22, was identified by the medical examiner and confirmed as BloodHound Q50; he was shot in the chest and shoulder at a Fuller Park BP station around 4 a.m. while in a Tesla; two vehicles and multiple shooters were involved; more than 50 rounds were fired per police; suspects fled in a black Acura and silver Honda; no arrests reported.
Motives, identities of the shooters, and any further forensic details still under investigation. The viral “2,000 shots” claim remains unsupported.
