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

Swedish police said on Friday that a man had been shot in a parking garage in the city of Norrköping. Media outlets identified the victim as rapper Gaboro, who reportedly had ties to criminal gangs.

A video This is intended to show that the murder quickly spread on social networks. In the video, which appears to have been filmed with a camera carried by the shooter, a person with a handgun can be seen firing several shots in an auto repair shop.

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

They said a man in his 20s who was found injured at the scene of the accident on Thursday morning was later pronounced dead at hospital.

Police said in one opinion that they were seeking information about a silver station wagon that might be related to the case.

“The police continue to work very intensively on the case, which is classified as a murder,” the statement said.

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

Sweden has seen a rise in gang shootings and bombings linked to scores between rival groups, with police struggling to control the illegal drug market.

Several well-known artists have previously been victims of the violence.

In June, the 26-year-old rapper C.Gambino appeared – whose real name is Karar Ramadan and should not be confused with the American rapper Childish Gambino – was killed in a shootout. The month before, he was named the country’s hip-hop artist of the year.

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

Still, police said Reuters This week they made progress in their containment efforts. Deadly gang violence occurred, leading to fewer shootings and shooting deaths.

“This is the first time we have seen a clear downward trend over a longer period of time,” Johan Olsson, head of the police’s national operations department, told Reuters.

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