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Rapper Was Shot Before Being Set On Fire

Autopsy lists cause of death as "multiple gun shot wounds" according to the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office.

A Brooklyn rapper found dead Tuesday in an SUV in Paramus died from multiple gunshot wounds before his body was set on fire, authorities said Thursday.

The body of , known as rapper Kampane, was found in his 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe on Village Circle West.

The 33-year-old's body was badly burned, which delayed identification, Prosecutor John Molinelli said.

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Based on the results of an autopsy, the cause of death is listed as “multiple gun shot wounds,” according to the Bergen County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The death has officially been ruled a homicide.

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Paramus police received a call Tuesday from a resident reporting a suspicious vehicle parked on Village Circle West.

Paramus officers arrived to find the Tahoe with New York license plates parked on the east side of the street. Officers looked through the window and discovered Stoute's body.

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