Christina Grimmie, who finished 3rd on The Voice in 2014 was shot and killed after she performed Friday night at the Plaza Live Theater in Orlando.
She was signing autographs and selling merchandise with the pop/punk band Before You Exit when a man walked up to her and shot her.
Grimmie’s brother tackled the man. The suspect then shot himself.
Grimmie was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center where she died from her injuries. The unidentified suspect is now dead. Orlando Sgt. Wanda Miglio said that he had two guns in his possession, but she has no information about the type of gun used nor the number of rounds fired.
The motive and whether or not Grimmie and the suspect knew one another is also not known.
The singer started out performing on YouTube. She was signed to Island Records and had been working on an album. Grimmie was just 22 years old.
R.I.P. Christina. Prayers for her family and friends after this senseless tragedy.