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June 11th, 2016, 10:38 AM
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Christina Grimmie, a singer known for competing on The Voice, died Friday night after she was shot after a concert in Orlando, police confirmed.

Grimmie and the pop/punk band Before You Exit were signing autographs and selling merchandise after their show at the Plaza Live Theater when a man walked up to her and shot her, Orlando Sgt. Wanda Miglio said in a news conference.

Grimmie's brother tackled him. The suspect then shot himself.

"This should have been something that was fun and exciting," Miglio said, "and for something like this to happen is just a tragedy."

Grimmie was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center. No one else was reported injured.

Miglio called Grimmie's brother a hero, crediting him with stopping the suspect from hurting anyone else.

The suspect, who was not identified, is dead, Miglio said. He had two guns in his possession, but Miglio said she has no information about the type of gun used, the motive or whether he and Grimmie knew each other. She said she did not know how many rounds were fired.

Grimmie, who started out performing music on YouTube, is known for competing on the sixth season of The Voice in 2014. She finished in third place. She is working on an album signed under the label Island Records.

At Friday's show, Grimmie was the last to perform before the show wrapped up, Miglio said.

News of the shooting spread quickly on social media. #PrayforChristina has started trending on Twitter as fans and celebrities expressed their concern

Read more @ http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/06/10/orlando-concert-shooting/85733840/

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June 11th, 2016, 10:47 AM
Before You Exit is not Pop Punk. And even less Punk.

I remember her cover of 'Dragonborn'. Pretty damn awesome.

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Phosphene
June 11th, 2016, 10:52 AM
Very sad. :( I enjoyed watching her when she was on The Voice.

Jinglebottom
June 11th, 2016, 11:04 AM
Despicable. I have nothing else to say.

Emerald Dream
June 11th, 2016, 11:13 AM
Was just reading about this. Pretty sad, and makes me wonder why it happened.

kevenity
June 11th, 2016, 11:23 AM
It's a shame this happened ): I watch every season of The Voice and she was so good and so humble. That man is absolutely deranged but I also wonder why he would do something like that.

Uniquemind
June 11th, 2016, 12:50 PM
Super sad. What was security doing?

Moriya
June 11th, 2016, 12:55 PM
I hope the man who did this burns in Hell. May the poor girl R.I.P :(

Microcosm
June 11th, 2016, 08:42 PM
This girl legit had a full successful career ahead of her. She could've been an icarly type Nickelodeon star. She kind of looks like that. She'd have had a rich and prosperous life most likely..

So sad fr.

Judean Zealot
June 12th, 2016, 03:25 AM
What's with Orlando? Some dude just shot up a gay nightclub...

phuckphace
June 12th, 2016, 03:42 AM
What's with Orlando? Some dude just shot up a gay nightclub...

it's in Florida

sqishy
June 12th, 2016, 01:19 PM
Even worse now that these events can happen in conjunction.

It's happened again.


As always, I wish the least pain for everyone involved.


This is an unusually bad event that is still part of a series of events that will necessarily be a thing, when the current legal/cultural environment in the US continues.

That's all I am going to say, because I have said a lot before.

Melodic
June 12th, 2016, 06:03 PM
She was one of the handful of singers I looked up to. I remember watching her covers when she first started out and I started watching The Voice because she was on there! This really depresses me.

FuTo
June 12th, 2016, 09:06 PM
I loved her sooooooooooooo much and its really sad that someone would take her life for absolutely no reason. She has done no wrong. We will never know what masterpieces she might come up with in the future and watch her grow into a bigger star. I loved her voice and how kind she was. I still cant believe she's gone from this world. :-(