The Swedish hip-hop star was reportedly shot dead in a parking garage in a shooting that was caught on camera

Swedish police said on Friday that a man was shot dead in a parking garage in the city of Norrköping, and media reported that the dead man was rapper Gaboro, who was said to have ties to criminal gangs.

A video Allegedly showing the killing, which quickly spread on social networks. In the video, which appears to have been filmed on a camera worn by the shooter, a person holding a gun can be seen firing several shots into a parking garage.

Police said they were aware of the video and that it was part of their investigation.

They added that a man in his twenties, who was found injured at the scene on Thursday morning, was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police said in A statement They were looking for information about a silver station wagon that might be connected to the case.

The statement added, “The police are still working very intensively on the case, which is classified as a murder.”

Multiple media outlets reported that the man was rapper Gaboro, whose songs have been streamed millions of times on Swedish music streaming giant Spotify.

Sweden has seen a rise in gang shootings and bombings linked to score-settling between rival groups, as police struggle to control the illicit drug market.

Many prominent artists have previously been victims of violence.

In June, 26-year-old rapper C Gambino – whose real name is Karar Ramadan and is not to be confused with the American rapper. Childe Gambino – He was killed in a shooting. He had been named the country’s hip-hop artist of the year the previous month.

Another award-winning Swedish rapper was Einar He shot and killed In Stockholm in a gang conflict in October 2021.

However the police He told Reuters This week they were making progress in their efforts to curb that. Deadly gang violence, resulting in fewer shootings and gun deaths.

“This is the first time we have seen the trend clearly point to a decline over a long period of time,” Johan Olsson, head of the police’s National Operations Department, told Reuters.

Last year, 53 people died in 363 shooting incidents, which often took place in public places and sometimes claimed the lives of innocent victims and bystanders.