Is Shinnok dead?

Is Shinnok dead?

Shinnok is last physically seen in the heart of his Cathedral in the Netherrealm, his severed head contained inside a spiked altar, arcs of energy infusing into him. With the cathedral destroyed and then restored by his mother Kronika, his severed head remains intact.

Can Raiden defeat Shinnok?

Raiden defeated Shinnok, and stripped him of his amulet and his status as an Elder God. Shinnok was then banished to the deepest regions of the Netherrealm.