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Rap artist BloodHound Q50 was fatally shot at the age of 22 on Sunday at a Chicago gas station.
BloodHound Q50, whose real name was Mikquale T. Cooper, had been ambushed by six attackers at a Fuller Park, Illinois gas station, according to a police report reviewed by the Chicago Sun-Times.
Officials said BloodHound Q50 had been driving a white Tesla when he pulled into a BP gas station at 4 a.m. and parked the vehicle.
Police said in the report that two individuals donning black face masks pulled up in a black Infiniti, followed by a silver Honda Accord containing four passengers while parked by a pump at the station.
According to authorities, BloodHound Q50 and a woman, 29, went inside the gas station.
At that time, police said that one of the masked occupants of the Infiniti 'removed objects from inside the' Honda before heading back to the Infiniti.
Rap artist BloodHound Q50 was fatally shot at the age of 22 on Sunday at a Chicago gas station
The musical artist, whose real name was Mikquale T. Cooper, had been ambushed by six attackers at a Fuller Park, Illinois BP gas station
The woman who was BloodHound Q50's passenger subsequently exited the station and drove the Tesla to the front of the gas station, police said.
She subsequently exited the vehicle and BloodHound Q50 got in the front seat, authorities said.
At that point, police said the two masked gunmen in the Infiniti and four shooters in the Honda began firing at the rapper in his Tesla.
Officials said that Cooper was wounded in his chest and shoulder as a result of the gunshots.
The rapper's cause of death was due to gunshot wounds and declared a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to TMZ.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office for further comment on the story.
First responders with the Chicago Fire Department treated BloodHound Q50, who was subsequently pronounced dead at 4:35 a.m. on Sunday.
Police said that the attackers departed the scene in their vehicles, going south on Wentworth Avenue.
BloodHound Q50's cause of death was due to gunshot wounds and declared a homicide, officials said
The rapper had more than 219,000 followers on his Instagram page, under the handle @bloodybruddaq50
The four individuals in the Honda were described as donning a blue hooded sweatshirt; a green hooded sweatshirt with a football logo on the back; and two people in black outfits with black masks.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting, police said, and a probe remains ongoing.
Authorities said that buildings and vehicles nearby had been damaged in the shooting.
The rapper had more than 219,000 followers on his Instagram page, under the handle @bloodybruddaq50.
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