Voice contestant, Christina Grimmie was shot dead at a concert in Orlando, Florida last Friday night. She was meeting with fans when a man walked up to her and shot her. Her brother Marcus quickly tackled the shooter before he shot himself.
Christina’s publicist said in a statement to E! News:
“It is with a heavy heart that we can confirm that Christina has passed and went home to be with the Lord. She was shot at her show in Orlando and, unfortunately, didn’t survive the gun shot wounds. We ask at this time that you respect the privacy of her family and friends in their time of mourning. If you’d like to give back to Christina’s family in her memory, please consider donating to the families GoFundMe page in their time of need.”
Adam Levine was Christina’s coach on The Voice and uploaded a photo with her on his Instagram.
Her coach has also contacted her family and offered to pay for the entire funeral. Her brother announced Adam’s kindness on Facebook.
The family have also started a Change.org petition saying that her deep love for video-games was an open secret and that she might be able remembered in the next instalment of her favourite game, Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Christina’s family at this tragic time. She was a brilliant singer with a heart of gold.
