Former The Voice is shot dead after presentation in the US – Globo.com

ThesingerChristinaGrimmie,knownforitsparticipationinthepopularprogram”TheVoice”ofAmericantelevision,wasshotdeadintheearlyhoursofSaturday(11)afterashowinOrlando,UnitedStates.

Itcametobebailedout,butsuccumbedtohisinjuries.Theallegedperpetratoroftheshootingwassoonkilledthen.

Theincidentoccurredataround23hFridaylocal(0hBrasiliaSaturday)atthetheaterThePlazaLiveinOrlando,wherethesingerperformedalongsidethebandExitBeforeyou.

theattacker,whoseidentityhasnotbeendisclosed,shotChristina,22yearswhenshegaveautographstotheshowending,andcommittedsuicidesoonafterwiththesameweapon,accordingtointernationalagencies.

accordingtoreportsfromseveralwitnessestolocalmediaoutlets,wereheardfourorfiveshots.About100peopleattendedtheshow,butfewremainedinplaceatthetimeofthecrime,hetoldFrancePress.

Christina’sbrotherdroppedtheassailantbeforehefiredagainsthimselftwice,accordingtoadoor-Voicepolice,whoexplainedthatthecausesoftheattackarestillunknown.

“wedonotknowifitwasjustacrazyfanwhowasfollowingheronTwitterorothersocialnetworks,”saidpolicespokesmanWandaMiglio.”BrotherChristinaisaheroforhavingpreventedtheshooterhurtotherpeople,”hesaid.

Grimmie,22,wasalsoknownforhisintenseactivityonYouTube,whichhasmorethan3,1millionsubscribersandparticipatedinthefamousTVshow”theVoice”in2014,finishingthird.Facebook,itsofficialpagehasnearly3millionTanned

In2011,shereleasedherfirstcommercialalbum,FindMeYoursecondalbum-..SideA-.HitstoresinFebruarythisyear

Repercussion

Assoonasthenewsspread,fansofthesingerandotherartistsstartedsendingmessageswiththehashtag#PrayForChristina(PrayforChristinainPortuguese).

thesingerAdamLevine,whowasChristinatechnicianduringtheVoice,postedapicturewithherandsaidheis”sad,shockedandconfused.”Healsosaidthat”thisisnotfair.”

InBrazil,itwasthemostcommentedonTwitterduringthenight.”#RIPChristinaMythoughtsandprayersarewiththeirlovedones,”saidthesingerDemiLovatotohisfansonTwitter

“Therearenowords.Wehavelostabeautifulsoulwithanamazingvoice.Ourheartsarewithfriends,fansandfamily@TheRealGrimmie”wasthepostingoftheofficialprofileoftheprogramtheVoiceonTwitter.

singerfanspublishedonsocialnetworksvideosoftheirpresentations,includingtheversionofthesong”WreckingBall”,ofMylieCyrus,whoshowedinatheVoicestage.