Teenage rapper Einar shot to death in Sweden

An award-winning 19-year-old Swedish rapper was shot to death in southern Stockholm in an incident that media reports suggested could be gang-related. The rapper Einar was struck by several bullets in the Hammarby suburb south of central Stockholm and died on the spot late Thursday (Oct 21). Photo: AP

Einar, one of Sweden's most popular rappers, was shot dead in Stockholm late on Thursday (Oct 21), heightening outrage over gang-related violence that has afflicted the Nordic country in recent years.

Einar, 19, whose real name was Nils Gronberg, was killed in the upmarket Stockholm suburb of Hammarby Sjostad, and no arrests had been made so far. In a previous incident last year, Einar was abducted and assaulted by rival rappers.