Who was Swedish rapper Gaboro and how did he die?

THE rapper Gaboro had rocketed to fame in recent years, with a slew of hits in his home country.

However, on December 20, 2024, a video surfaced on social media which appears to show the rapper being shot dead in a car park. 

Swedish rap star

Gaboro was rapidly becoming one of the biggest rappers in the world, despite being just 23-years-old at the time of his death. 

He had over 220,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and had 11 million streams on his hit song Suavemente. 

His real name was Ninos Khouri and he had become famous for his distinctive and slightly unsettling look. 

Gaboro often wore a mask which covered his entire face. 

The terrifying video

In the disturbing online video, Gaboro can be seen in a car park, in Norrköping, on the night of December 19, 2024. 

The video has been shared across social media and shows an assassin getting out of their car and firing at the rapper. 

The killer appeared to fire six rounds at Gaboro’s back.

After falling to the ground, Gaboro appears to try to reason with the attacker before being shot again. 

When police rushed to the scene, they discovered that Gaboro was still alive. 

Sadly, he passed away from his injuries in hospital. 

A murder wave in Sweden

Gaboro is far from the first rap artist to be murdered in Sweden. 

In June 2024, award winning rapper C.Gambino was shot dead in an ambush attack which took place in Gothenburg. 

Before his death, Gambino was regarded as one of the country’s best artists and had topped the Swedish charts with albums including Sin City and In Memory of Some Stand Up Guys. 

Just three years earlier, in October 2021, the rapper Einar was shot to death in Stockholm.

The musician was scheduled to appear in a trial regarding his kidnapping by a rival rapper Yasin Abdullahi Mahamoud, just a week before his death.

Mahamoud was detained and charged for the kidnap and served 10 months in prison for the crime.

In 2019, another rapper, named Rozh Shamal, was shot to death.

Police have blamed the spike in gang violence on social media platforms, as they serve as “digital marketplaces” to recruit children.