Christina Grimmie shot dead at Florida concert

EJ Salut

<div><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2016/061116/UP/061116-cristina1_main.jpg' alt='061116-cristina1_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'><i>The Voice</i> US Season 6 third placer Christina Grimmie was shot dead at her Florida Concert on June 10 (US Time). </div><div><br/></div><div><a href='http://www.eonline.com/news/772053/the-voice-s-christina-grimmie-dead-at-22-after-being-shot-at-concert'>In a statement sent by her publicist to E! News</a>, it was confirmed that the singer did not survive the fatal wounds she sustained from the incident. Christina was only 22. </div><div><br/></div><div>Christina and boy band Before You Exit were signing autographs when an armed man suddenly shot the singer then proceeded to shoot himself. </div><div><br/></div><div>'Detectives were told the suspect, who is not being identified at this time, walked toward Christina and shot her. Christina's brother immediately tackled the suspect stopping him from causing any more harm to Christina and her fans. During the struggle, the suspect shot himself. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene,' Orlando police reported. </div><div><br/></div><div>Her <i>The Voice</i> coach, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine posted a throwback photo of him and Christina to express his sadness over the incident. </div><div><br/></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-0' src='https://www.instagram.com/p/BGgRxnIKjWO/embed/captioned/?v=7' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='780' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-0' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe> <script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><br/><i>The Voice</i>’s official Twitter also posted that the show is mourning over the singer’s unexpected death. <div><br/></div><div><div style='text-align: center; '><img src='' alt='061116-cristina_main.jpg' width='535' height='274' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>Christina Grimmie came to the Philippines last 2014. The singer revealed the country was the first one she went to visit outside of the US and Canada because of her strong online following here. </div><div><br/></div><div>READ: <a href='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/18151/christina-grimmie-on-her-first-show-abroad-filipino-fans-are-the-real-deal/'>Christina Grimmie says her Filipino fans are ‘the real deal’</a></div><div><br/></div><div><p class='MsoNormal'><span style='background: white;'>“</span><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>It’s cool to say the Philippines is thefirst place I got to go to outside of America and Canada. I always wanted tocome here since years ago. I had a lot of Filipino fans and it was awesomebecause they have such a big online presence. Filipino fans are the real deal.They hit me up all the time to ask, ‘Why aren’t you here yet?’ </span></p><p class='MsoNormal'><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>'I get a lot ofretweets and a lot of favorites but the first time I posted that I was comingto the Philippines, I really don’t even know what happened to my social media,it was up like thousands and thousands and thousands of people liking it,favoriting and retweeting. </span></p><p class='MsoNormal'><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>'It was overwhelming and I’m not used to that. It’scrazy so that was one of the reasons I was so excited to come here. It justconfirmed how many fans, or as I would call them ‘friends’ are here and it’sjust amazing to actually finally be here and experience that,</span>” she said.<span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div>

<div><img src='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/2016/061116/UP/061116-cristina1_main.jpg' alt='061116-cristina1_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'><i>The Voice</i> US Season 6 third placer Christina Grimmie was shot dead at her Florida Concert on June 10 (US Time). </div><div><br/></div><div><a href='http://www.eonline.com/news/772053/the-voice-s-christina-grimmie-dead-at-22-after-being-shot-at-concert'>In a statement sent by her publicist to E! News</a>, it was confirmed that the singer did not survive the fatal wounds she sustained from the incident. Christina was only 22. </div><div><br/></div><div>Christina and boy band Before You Exit were signing autographs when an armed man suddenly shot the singer then proceeded to shoot himself. </div><div><br/></div><div>'Detectives were told the suspect, who is not being identified at this time, walked toward Christina and shot her. Christina's brother immediately tackled the suspect stopping him from causing any more harm to Christina and her fans. During the struggle, the suspect shot himself. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene,' Orlando police reported. </div><div><br/></div><div>Her <i>The Voice</i> coach, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine posted a throwback photo of him and Christina to express his sadness over the incident. </div><div><br/></div><iframe class='instagram-media instagram-media-rendered' id='instagram-embed-0' src='https://www.instagram.com/p/BGgRxnIKjWO/embed/captioned/?v=7' allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' height='780' data-instgrm-payload-id='instagram-media-payload-0' scrolling='no' style='border: 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.14902) 0px 1px 10px 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; background: rgb(255, 255, 255);'></iframe> <script async='' defer='' src='//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'></script><br/><i>The Voice</i>’s official Twitter also posted that the show is mourning over the singer’s unexpected death. <div><br/></div><div><div style='text-align: center; '><img src='' alt='061116-cristina_main.jpg' width='535' height='274' align='center' border='0'><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>Christina Grimmie came to the Philippines last 2014. The singer revealed the country was the first one she went to visit outside of the US and Canada because of her strong online following here. </div><div><br/></div><div>READ: <a href='https://push-data.abs-cbn.com/push/archive/features/18151/christina-grimmie-on-her-first-show-abroad-filipino-fans-are-the-real-deal/'>Christina Grimmie says her Filipino fans are ‘the real deal’</a></div><div><br/></div><div><p class='MsoNormal'><span style='background: white;'>“</span><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>It’s cool to say the Philippines is thefirst place I got to go to outside of America and Canada. I always wanted tocome here since years ago. I had a lot of Filipino fans and it was awesomebecause they have such a big online presence. Filipino fans are the real deal.They hit me up all the time to ask, ‘Why aren’t you here yet?’ </span><p class='MsoNormal'><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>'I get a lot ofretweets and a lot of favorites but the first time I posted that I was comingto the Philippines, I really don’t even know what happened to my social media,it was up like thousands and thousands and thousands of people liking it,favoriting and retweeting. </span><p class='MsoNormal'><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0in;padding:0in;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>'It was overwhelming and I’m not used to that. It’scrazy so that was one of the reasons I was so excited to come here. It justconfirmed how many fans, or as I would call them ‘friends’ are here and it’sjust amazing to actually finally be here and experience that,</span>” she said.<span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Cambria","serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin'><o:p></o:p></span>

The Voice US Season 6 alumna was transported to the hospital in a critical condition.

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