The Swedish rapper Gaboro, whose real name was Ninos Khouri, has been shot dead in a multi-storey car park, local media reports.
The incident occurred on Thursday night in Norrköping, a city to the south-west of Stockholm, according to several Swedish newspapers.
In a statement on Friday, police said they were investigating the suspected murder of a man in his 20s, who died of his injuries following a shooting near a parking garage in Norrköping.
Tributes to Khori – who has hundreds of thousands of monthly listeners on music streaming platform Spotify – have poured in from fellow musicians since his death was reported.
On Thursday, Swedish DJ Alan Max posted a photo of himself with Khouri on social media, writing “have no words”.
The rapper Imenella added: “Rest in peace”.
A video purporting to be taken by the shooter of the incident began circulating online shortly after it occurred. It appears to show a man being shot while running away in a car park.
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that police would not confirm if the video was related to the shooting, but said it was of interest to their investigation.
Swedish police said they are looking for witnesses who may have seen a silver station wagon “that may be relevant to the case”.
They added officers are working “very intensively” on the investigation.
Khouri received his breakthrough in 2022, when his song Browski went viral on TikTok.
Following this, he released a full length album and accumulated more than 100 million song streams on Spotify.
Khouri was known for always wearing a balaclava and sunglasses, fully obscuring his face.
He would be the second Swedish rapper to be shot dead this year.
C.Gambino – whose real name was Karar Ramadan, not to be confused with US rapper Childish Gambino – was killed in June after being named hip-hop artist of the year at the country’s Grammy awards.
Einar, a separate award-winning Swedish rapper, was killed in a gang shooting in 2021.
In 2022, Khouri was convicted of minor drug offences. Local newspaper Norrköping Tidningar claimed last month that he had ties to a criminal gang.
