Wednesday, June 5, 2024 -Award-winning masked rapper, C.Gambino has been shot dead in a car park ambush in Sweden.
The 26-year-old, whose real name is
Karar Ramadan, was parked in Gothenburg last night when he was shot
twice, police confirmed to Swedish media.
He parked his car at a garage in Gothenburg
where one or more attackers were lying in wait, according to police.
The rapper was shot and hit by at
least two bullets, investigators said, with pictures from the scene showing
several holes in a glass door.
A chart-topper in his native
Sweden, C.Gambino had a million monthly listeners on Spotify and
recently released a new single.
The hip-hop artist received a Grammi
- Sweden's most prestigious music prize which is equivalent to the
American Grammy Award, just a few weeks ago.
C.Gambino's death comes just a few
years after the shooting of another high-profile Swedish rapper.
Nils Kurt Erik Einar Grönberg, who
went by the name Einár, was just 19 years old when he was killed in an
'execution-style shooting' in 2021.
According to the Swedish public
broadcaster SVT, the rapper's shooting was gang-related.
Police have refused to rule out gang
warfare as the reason behind the latest killing, Swedish media reports.
Detectives emphasised that this does
not mean the victim himself was necessarily involved in gangs, though reports
have suggested he may have links to a local group.
After the murder, the police task
force raided an address in Gothenburg, according to Expressen.
Several people have been brought in for
questioning, but there is no suspect at present, according to police.
A man who has lived in the area for 15
years and was nearby when the attack happened told newspaper Dagens
Nyhter that the shooting was just the latest in the area after a man was
shot in the foot on Sunday.
'Unfortunately, I think we can expect
more,' he said, 'But this is not the gang that was around in 2011-12, these are
younger guys, the older guys are sitting in. We have a new generation going on
here... It's sad.'
Several witnesses reportedly saw a car
leave the scene shortly after the shooting, with reports that it was a silver
Volvo V70.
The investigation is ongoing, police said, and they are appealing to the public for information.
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