{"id":231051,"date":"2026-05-14T05:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231051\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T05:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:50:52","slug":"brooklyn-drill-rapper-boe-quahh-gunned-down-on-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231051\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Drill Rapper Boe Quahh Gunned Down On Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boe Quahh, an 18-year-old drill artist from Brooklyn, was fatally shot on Mother\u2019s Day near the housing complex where he lived, according to police and family members<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The rapper, whose legal name was Quahmir Cruz, was shot in the chest Sunday afternoon on Blake Avenue near Mother Gaston Boulevard, steps from the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville. Emergency responders transported him to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Family members said Cruz remained conscious after the shooting and repeatedly called out for his younger brother, Daiveon Cruz.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaiDai, DaiDai,\u201d he said, using his brother\u2019s nickname.<\/p>\n

Daiveon Cruz told mourners he rushed to the scene and helped carry his brother to the ambulance stretcher. \u201cWhen I found him, I had to carry him and put him on the stretcher,\u201d he said. \u201cThat was my best friend. My first friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooklyn Drill Rapper Boe Quahh Shot & Killed On Mother\u2019s Day, He Was 18<\/p>\n

Hundreds gathered Tuesday<\/a> for a vigil at the basketball court where Cruz performed as a child. \u201cMy heart is broken into pieces,\u201d his mother, Danielle Cruz, said. \u201cI miss him so much. I feel like a piece of me is gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Relatives said Cruz worked in construction and at the Van Dyke Community Center while pursuing his music career. \u201cHis dream was to put me and his mom in a mansion,\u201d his stepfather, Shaun Davis, said.<\/p>\n

Valerie Barton-Richardson, chief executive of CAMBA, said Cruz was focused on building a future beyond street violence. \u201cOur community, our city and our world will never get to see how brilliant his light would have shined,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was an incredible young man,\u201d Cruz\u2019s grandmother said. \u201cHe told me he loved me.\u201d<\/p>\n