MILLIONAIRE rapper C Gambino made a desperate call for medics shortly after being gunned down in an ambush attack.
The masked star, 26, had parked his car in a garage in Gothenburg, in gang war-gripping Sweden, when gunmen unleashed a hail of bullets on him.
Masked rapper C Gambino was shot dead in an ambush attack in SwedenCredit: InstagramThe 26-year-old made a call to medics after being shotAuthorities reportedly found seven bullet marks (pictured) on a glass door of the parking garageCredit: ExpressenWounded in the chest and his arm, the rapper still managed to call emergency services and was awake and talking when cops arrived.
The gunmen had already disappeared from the scene by the time officers got to the garage, minutes after the emergency call.
C Gambino was found with a blood-stained t-shirt and his phone still in a conversation with SOS Alarm, Swedish outlet Expressen reports.
Two New York cops stabbed during celebrations in Times SquareCops kept talking to the shot rapper to keep him awake as they tried to stop the bleeding.
But the artist succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital over an hour later.
Cops received a call about a shooting near Selma Lagerlöf's Square in the Hisingen area of the city on Tuesday evening.
Police officer Thomas Fuxborg said: "[The rapper] lived here in the area and when he came to park his car, [the shooters] waiting for him attacked him."
Authorities reportedly found seven bullet marks on a glass door of the parking garage.
A yellow rose was seen kept at the shooting sceneCredit: ExpressenC Gambino (right) was declared dead at the hospital following the shootingCredit: InstagramThe artist was found with a bloody t-shirt and wounds on his chest and armCredit: InstagramAs a memorial, a yellow rose has been placed in front of the door today.
Police are asking anyone with information to come forward as they have launched an inquiry.
Nobody has yet been arrested.
Police say several people have been brought in for questioning, but there are currently no suspects.
The killing "is linked to a gang conflict", a police spokesperson told AFP, adding that the rapper "was known to police".
At least nine killed after New Year's Day stampede at shopping centreC Gambino, whose real name is Karar Ramadan and is not to be confused with American rapper Childish Gambino, was hailed as one of Sweden's greatest and most successful artists.
The Swedish music charts were topped by his hit albums, Sin City and In Memory of Some Stand Up Guys.
In May, he took home the coveted Grammis Swedish Music Award for Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
Sweden has been taken over by violent gangs as cops attempt to get the chaos under controlCredit: AFPSweden's PM called on the armed forces to help curb the violence as explosions and killings fill the streetsCredit: AFP