(Dagbladet): Saturday morning Norwegian time came the horrible news that the former “The Voice” -participants Christina Grimmie (22) had died after being shot last night. Late Saturday night confirmed the police that they have identified the man who shot and killed 22-year-old, according to CNN.
The singer was rushed to hospital after the incident, but later died of his injuries. The perpetrator, who began shooting at Grimmie as she signed autographs, committed suicide at the scene. Police in Orlando says now that the perpetrator was 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl from Florida.
Now, a whole artist world in mourning the loss of the young singer.
– Hjertesorg
The band Grimmie fielded hours before she was shot, Before You Exit, sharing one of the strongest condolences. The concert took place in Orlando, and it was outside the premises that the tragic incident took place.
It is on Twitter that Florida band breaks the silence about the incident that cost them what they refer to as a close friend.
– Christina was a loving and caring person with the biggest heart. She was an incredible musician and an even better friend. We are brokenhearted, writes the band on Twitter.
The message is divided on more than 44 000 times, condolences flowing in from near and far.
Other artists today come with their condolences are among others Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Adam Levine.
The latter was a judge in “The Voice” when Grimmie was with. Condolences can read the bottom of the article.
Went from another city to kill
It is unclear to what extent the perpetrator Loibl known Grimmie, and a police investigation into the matter is now underway. No others are reported injured after the shooting, which police honors Grimmies brother.
He tackled namely man down when the shooting started.
According to the BBC traveled perpetrator from another city to perform its action. It says Police Chief John Mina to media house. Mina tells that he had two pistols and a knife on him.
Grimmie is known as zeldaxlove64 on YouTube. She is both a pianist, songwriter and artist. In 2014 she participated in Season 6 of NBC’s series “The Voice”, where she finished 3rd.
She grew up in New Jersey, and began playing piano when she was ten.
YouTube star she was when she covers, Miley Cyrus’ ” Party in the USA “in 2009. Since she began posting videos, she has had over 375 million viewers.
the news of the shooting spread quickly on social media, and grief reactions from friends and fans are many.
Read artist colleagues and star condolences below:
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