The man who murdered "Voice" contestant Christina Grimmie appears to be a deranged fan who had a specific mission -- to travel to Orlando and kill her at the concert venue.
Police confirmed the story TMZ broke -- there is no apparent connection between Grimmie and the killer. He showed up to her concert Friday night with 2 handguns, 2 loaded magazines and a large hunting knife. There were no metal detectors at the venue.
Cops say the man is 21-years-old and as far as they know never tried to get in touch with Christina on social media. He traveled from another city in Florida and apparently felt he could get away with it because he had plans to return home.
Christina was gunned down after the concert, during a meet-and-greet with around 120 people.
Police officials say they believe the murderer was not accidentally shot during a struggle with Christina's brother. They believe he killed himself.
Cops say they will release the identity of the killer later today.
Detectives are looking at his phone and computer and hope to identify a motive. His name will be released later.
It shouldn't be something "not that out of the ordinary". No matter how small a concert, those things should be there.
im not saying it shouldn't be there, but the reality is that most small shows simply don't do it, so I'm not understanding why people are shocked by it.
Suspect is detailed as a white male, 21, not from Orlando..he travelled there to commit the crime and he brought a knife as well
The shooter killed himself.
im not saying it shouldn't be there, but the reality is that most small shows simply don't do it, so I'm not understanding why people are shocked by it.
oh I know that. I hope that comment back to you didn't come off as me attacking you. I'm more shocked there were no pat downs...
But why put the guns in the hand of those mentally ill people in the first place? Restricted gun control=less insane people own them=less shootings and incidents like this.
You think for a second if he planned this whole thing he wouldn't have been able to find a gun if they were banned in the US? Gun laws aren't the problem. He would have got a gun whether they're illegal or not
I hate that this thread says "passes away." It's such a benign, soft term that doesn't come close to capturing the violence and brutality of what happened to her. People "pass away" from pneumonia at 93. Christina was riddled with bullet holes and left to bleed out. She was slaughtered.
This is such incredibly sad news even though I didn't know her work. My partner woke me up this morning and told me about this story. My sincerest condolences to Christina's family, friends and fans. Major props to her brother for attacking the gunman and preventing him from harming anyone else other than himself.
People can be so incredibly crazy and warped at times. I will never understand why people randomly attack and kill people.
I hate the fact that this murder could have been easily prevented. The shooter carried multiple guns and knifes, security should have been more thorough in checking for weapons, I'm sure it wouldn't have been difficult to spot those weapons if they actually looked.
I hate that this thread says "passes away." It's such a benign, soft term that doesn't come close to capturing the violence and brutality of what happened to her. People "pass away" from pneumonia at 93. Christina was riddled with bullet holes and left to bleed out. She was slaughtered.
I hate that this thread says "passes away." It's such a benign, soft term that doesn't come close to capturing the violence and brutality of what happened to her. People "pass away" from pneumonia at 93. Christina was riddled with bullet holes and left to bleed out. She was slaughtered.
I hate that this thread says "passes away." It's such a benign, soft term that doesn't come close to capturing the violence and brutality of what happened to her. People "pass away" from pneumonia at 93. Christina was riddled with bullet holes and left to bleed out. She was slaughtered.
Its because nobody wants to think of a pretty celebrity dying in such a gory way,