Award-winÂning Swedish rapÂper C.Gambino, real name Karar Ramadan, was tragÂiÂcalÂly shot dead in a GothenÂburg car park on TuesÂday night. The 26-year-old risÂing star, a recent GramÂmy award winÂner, was one of SweÂdenâs biggest hip hop acts.
Police believe the attack was gang-relatÂed and are invesÂtiÂgatÂing. C.Gambino was known to them, and the killing is susÂpectÂed to be linked to gang conÂflict. GraphÂic eviÂdence from the scene shows the severÂiÂty of the attack. Despite medÂical attenÂtion, C.Gambino sucÂcumbed to his injuries.
A chart-topÂping artist with milÂlions of monthÂly SpoÂtiÂfy lisÂtenÂers, C.Gambinoâs latÂest track, âSista Gang,â was released just days before his death. The Swedish hip hop comÂmuÂniÂty is devÂasÂtatÂed by the loss. Renowned rap expert PetÂter Hallen called C.Gambino âone of SweÂdenâs greatÂestâ and said his death is a major blow to the scene.
This folÂlows the 2021 murÂder of anothÂer promiÂnent Swedish rapÂper, EinĂĄr, who was just 19 when he was shot in an exeÂcuÂtion-style attack.
SweÂden has seen a surge in gang vioÂlence in recent years, with shootÂings and bombÂings becomÂing increasÂingÂly comÂmon. The vioÂlence is believed to be rootÂed in the drug trade but has grown to encomÂpass othÂer conflicts.
The invesÂtiÂgaÂtion into C.Gambinoâs murÂder is ongoÂing. Police urge anyÂone with inforÂmaÂtion to come forÂward to help bring the perÂpeÂtraÂtors to justice.
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