Bloodhound Q50 was reportedly shot & killed in Chicago a few hours ago

Rising Chicago rapper Bloodhound Q50, born Mikquale, 22, was reportedly shot and killed Sunday morning in Chicago.

The shooting happened around 5:58 a.m. in the 4200 block of South Wentworth Avenue in the Fuller Park neighborhood. Chicago police said Q50 was sitting in the driver’s seat when two vehicles pulled alongside him and gunfire erupted.

Q50 was shot in the chest and shoulder and died at the scene, police said.

The rising rapper had recently signed a major deal with Signal Records under Columbia and surpassed 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Major news outlets and local police have not yet officially confirmed the incident.

Music and media pages, including Traps N Trunks, shared early unverified reports that the shooting occurred overnight.

Specific details remain limited as the story continues to develop.

Chicago police are investigating the shooting as a homicide. No arrests have been announced.