According to People, Christina Grimmie has died after being shot at her Orlando, Florida concert late Friday. Orlando police confirmed in a tweet that the 22-year-old Voice alum was a victim in the shooting and that two people were shot at The Plaza Live venue''Performer Christina Grimmie was shot at concert @ Plaza Live. Grimmie's brother tackled shooter Shooter shot himself''
"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," her rep tells PEOPLE. "We ask at this time that you respect the privacy of her family and friends in their time of mourning."
OPD @ChiefJohnMina will update the media on Christina Grimmie shooting at 11 a.m. at Plaza Live.
Grimmie grew up in Marlton, New Jersey where she attended Baptist Regional Elementary School and Cherokee High School. She was of Italian and Romanian descent.Her father noticed her talent for singing when she was six years old and she started playing the piano at age ten.Despite having received piano lessons, she said she played by ear. In a number of her videos and interviews, Grimmie identified herself as a Christian. Grimmie was homeschooled for her junior year in 2010
With deep regret, we have confirmed Christina Grimmie, @TheRealGrimmie has died from her injuries.
Christina Victoria Grimmie was an American singer and songwriter, best known for participating in The Voice and for her covers of hit songs by contemporary pop musicians. In June 2011, she released her debut EP,Find Me. In June 2012, she told a reporter that she wanted to stop doing covers and start writing only original music. In 2014, Grimmie participated in Season 6 of NBC's singing competition The Voice and finished in third place. Adam Levine, her coach on the show, announced in the finale that regardless of the results, he would sign her to his label, 222 Records. Justin Bieberand Lil Wayne also supported her on the show and Lil Wayne offered to sign her to his label, Young Money Entertainment. She signed to Island Records for a short time before being dropped.
There are no words. We lost a beautiful soul with an amazing voice. Our hearts go out to the friends, fans and family of @TheRealGrimmie.
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