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Former Voice Star Christina Grimmie Shot Dead Outside Florida Concert by ubjunior10(m): 8:32am On Jun 12, 2016 |
A gunman opened fire at a Florida
concert venue as singer Christina
Grimmie signed autographs for fans
after a show, killing the onetime star of
The Voice before shooting and killing
himself, officials have said.
A publicist for Grimmie, Heather Walsh,
said in an email early on Saturday that
“we can confirm that Christina has
passed and went home to be with the
Lord”. The Orlando police department
also confirmed on its official Twitter
page that Grimmie had died.
Police said that the 22-year-old singer
had performed with the band Before
You Exit at The Plaza Live in Orlando.
The concert ended about 10pm, and
Grimmie was shot as she signed
autographs for fans at a merchandise
table.
Grimmie’s brother immediately tackled
the gunman, who then shot and killed
himself during the struggle, police said.
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Christina Grimmie shooter had no
known connection to singer, police say
The gunman was not identified, and
police have not said why he attacked the
singer. An investigation is continuing,
but police credited the singer’s brother
with preventing the gunman from
hurting others.
Grimmie, who was born in New Jersey,
finished third during season six of the
US series of The Voice , competing on the
team of Maroon 5 star Adam Levine.
She began amassing a following on
YouTube as a teenager, gripping online
viewers with her powerful renditions of
hit songs. Several of her videos on
YouTube have garnered millions of
views.
When reports of Grimmie’s death first
surfaced, #PrayforChristina was the top
trending hashtag on Twitter. After her
death was confirmed, #RIPChristina
became the top trending hashtag as
Grimmie’s fans took to social media to
express an outpouring of grief.
The Voice paid tribute to Grimmie on its
official Twitter page: “There are no
words. We lost a beautiful soul with an
amazing voice.”
Grimmie had posted a video of herself
shortly before the concert was
scheduled to begin, encouraging fans to
come see her perform.
Levine posted a photo of himself with
Grimmie on Instagram, commenting
before her death was confirmed: “I’m
sad, shocked and confused. We love you
so much Grimmie. We are all praying
hard that you can pull through this ...
this just isn’t fair.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in
2014 that Grimmie moved to Los
Angeles in 2012 after joining Selena
Gomez on tour to focus on her singing
career.
“I’m done being surprised by cool things
she does. She’s very talented and she’s
worked incredibly hard; it’s a
dangerous combination,” her brother,
Mark Grimmie, told the newspaper at
the time.
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Re: Former Voice Star Christina Grimmie Shot Dead Outside Florida Concert by deeplow: 5:01am On Jun 13, 2016 |
I dont know, but this touched me more than the other killings over the weekend. Maybe because i feel i knew her personally. I saw her perform One republic's apologize and i fell in love with her voice immediately. The way she kept holding the " too late", I had goosebumps. I read she was approaching the killer with open arms, thinking he was a fan. It is just sad what happened to her. She was on her way to fulfilling her dreams. May her soul rest in peace. May the killer's soul know no peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTIfBXxgfrk&itct=CBgQpDAYASITCKPQoMClpM0CFQMOHAodj0IBFzIHcmVsYXRlZEiO2t2UlZnw4Tc%3D&gl=NG&client=mv-google&hl=en |
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