Philadelphia rapper shot

A 30-year-old rapper and anti-violence activist died after being shot in Philadelphia on Sunday. The incident took place in the neighborhood of Juniata Park. According to the police, the victim was identified as Qideree Johnson with the artist name LGP Qua. The work of the rapper previously focused on attention to gun violence, the police said. The shot incident occurred shortly before 8:40 p.m. (local time), informed the Philadelphia police authority.

What happened to Qideree Johnson?

Johnson was taken to a hospital with several gunshot wounds. According to the police, he succumbed to his injuries shortly before 5 p.m. (local time).
Johnson had taken the nickname “Voice of the Youth”, ABC News reported. The rapper had widespread with videos of his freestyles on social media platform Instagram.

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Qideree Johnson's journey to fame

The first time when a freestyle on the Internet became viral in 2017. In the video he had various challenges that Philadelphia was confronted with at that time about various challenges, ABC News said. According to reports, the freestyle had reported several urgent problems, including the brutality of the police. To date, this video has achieved almost a million views. Johnson's other freestyle video, which received 1.6 million views, was shared in 2022. The video showed that Johnson rapped about the murder -related figures that his city was watching at that time.

Philadelphia Hip Hop Stars mourn LGP Qua's decline

Several remarkable hip shop figures from Philadelphia went on social media to mourn Johnson's death. This includes rapper MIEK Mill, the renowned hip shop producer Swizz Beatz, and DJ Kid Capri, NBC10 Philadelphia, in a report.

No arrests were made until the early hours of Monday, May 12th. The police still had to publish details about the alleged shooter.

According to reports, the reasons for the shooting event were not immediately clear. A $ 20,000 value was announced for information that led to an arrest and conviction in the case.

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Philadelphia: A look at murder figures

In addition to Johnson, a 12-year-old boy also saw fatal shot in Philadelphia last weekend. The child recorded a music video at the time of the incident.

Official data from the police indicate that, in contrast to the same time, Philadelphia experienced a decline in murder cases of 21.28 percent in 2024. So far, the city has reported 74 cases of murder proceedings in 2025.

Faqs

Who killed Qidere Johnson?
So far, the police have not made any arrests in connection with Johnson's murder.

What artist names have Qidere Johnson used?
He achieved considerable popularity as LGP qua.