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Swedish hip-hop star C.Gambino shot lifeless in gang conflict—police

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Roses at Selma Lagerlof square in Gothenburg where Swedish rapper C. Gambino was shot dead Swedish hip-hop star C.Gambino shot lifeless in gang conflict—police

Roses are left at Selma Lagerlof sq. in Gothenburg after the Swedish rapper C. Gambino was shot lifeless in a parking storage in Gothenburg, Sweden on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. C. Gambino, who final month was named the nation’s hip hop artist of the 12 months, was the sufferer of a capturing in a parking zone on Tuesday night, police stated. BJORN LARSSON ROSVALL / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Swedish rapper C.Gambino, who final month was named the nation’s hip-hop artist of the 12 months, has been killed in a gang capturing in Gothenburg, Swedish police stated on Wednesday, June 5.

The masked 26-year-old rapper – whose actual title is Karar Ramadan and isn’t to be confused with American rapper Infantile Gambino – was the sufferer of a capturing in a parking zone on Tuesday night, police stated.

“Police have launched a homicide inquiry… Nobody has been arrested within the case,” police stated in an announcement.

The killing “is linked to a gang battle,” a police spokeswoman instructed AFP, including that the rapper “was recognized to police.”

Photos from the scene confirmed a sprig of bullet holes in a glass door within the parking zone.

C.Gambino’s most up-to-date observe, “Sista Gang” (Final Time), was launched on Might 31 and has been streamed 700,000 instances since then on Swedish web site Spotify.

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Based on the positioning, C.Gambino’s songs appeal to round one million listeners a month.

“He was considered one of Swedish hip hop’s greats,” Swedish rap knowledgeable Petter Hallen instructed information company TT, including that his demise was “a heavy blow to the rap scene in Gothenburg and all of Sweden.”

“What’s much more tragic is that he had not too long ago moved away from simply the darkish prison stuff, in direction of extra expressions of relationships and emotions,” he stated.

One other award-winning Swedish rapper, Einar, was shot and killed in Stockholm in a gang battle in October 2021.

The Scandinavian nation has struggled to include surging gang violence in recent times, with shootings and bombings now weekly occurrences throughout the nation.

The gang violence was initially linked to manage over the medication market, however has more and more unfold to rivalries and private vendettas, amongst different issues.



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