Troy Anthony Edwards, who performed as Mudd Bughatti and Boonie, was a 35-year-old Metro East rapper shot to death on November 19, 2023. According to the Illinois State Police, someone in another car opened fire on Edwards as he drove an SUV across the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge from St. Louis to Illinois around 10 p.m., and he died at the scene. He had survived an earlier, severe shooting in 2021 when he was shot 11 times, an event he later referenced in his music, including the song Super Blood #11SHOTS. Edwards was born July 10, 1988, in St.

Louis and grew up in East St. Louis and Collinsville, Illinois. He founded Mudd Brothers Entertainment, had music with large streaming numbers, and was a father to daughters Amari and Ahmere and sons Kaleb, Nasir, and Bronx. The community reacted with shock and grief, and no suspects or arrests have been reported.

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