Gang fight in Gothenburg
Swedish rapper C. Gambino shot dead
05.06.2024, 22:11
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Last year, Sweden named him hip-hop artist of the year, and now C. Gambino is shot dead in Gothenburg. The 26-year-old had just “moved away from dark criminal things,” it was said. However, according to the police, Gambino’s death was linked to gang crime.
An award-winning Swedish rapper has been killed in a gang-related shootout in Gothenburg. 26-year-old C. Gambino, also known as “the masked rapper,” was gunned down in a parking garage, police said. The artist, whose real name was Karar Ali Salem Ramadan, was named hip-hop artist of the year in Sweden in May.
Photos from the crime scene showed several bullet holes in a door of the parking garage in Hisingen near Gothenburg. C. Gambino was taken to hospital, but succumbed to his serious injuries. The murder “is linked to a conflict between gangs” and the rapper was known to the police, said a police spokesman. Investigations into murder have already been launched. No arrests have been made so far.
C. Gambino released his latest song “Sista Gang” (“Last Time”) on May 31. According to the Spotify platform, the rapper had around one million hits per month. “He was one of the biggest names in Swedish hip hop,” Swedish rap expert Petter Hallen told the TT news agency. C. Gambino’s death was “a heavy blow to the rap scene in Gothenburg and all of Sweden.” What was particularly tragic was that the rapper, who was known to the police, had recently “moved away from dark criminal matters” and turned more to “expressing feelings,” said Hallen.
In October 2021, the well-known Swedish rapper Einer was shot dead; this crime was also linked to gang crime. Sweden has been struggling with a massive increase in gang crime for years. The gangs are repeatedly engaged in bloody battles for control of the drug and arms trade, and shootings and explosions occur regularly.