Watch Christina Grimmie’s Final Tragic Performance Before She Was Shot And Killed
And, Evesham Township Mayor Randy Brown says a candlelight vigil to honor the singer will be held at 8:45pm Monday at the town’s Memorial Complex.
Police say Loibl reportedly traveled over 100 miles from his St. Petersburg home to where Grimmie was performing.
Selena Gomez has broken down in tears at her Miami concert overnight, following the death of close friend Christina Grimmie.
However, after Christina’s brother tackled Loibl, the murderer killed himself.
Grimmie, who was outspoken about her Christian faith, was killed on Friday night by 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl.
“As family Mother, Father, and Brother made the ultimate family sacrifice to support Christina on her musical journey”, Teefey wrote. The writer of the article sites unnamed sources who have confirmed that Loibl had become obsessed with Grimmie and that he had, “left insane rantings about her online”. It’s not about her religion, and it’s not about good deeds.
This weekend has unfortunately been filled with bad news from Central Florida, starting with the death of Christina Grimmie and leading into the massive, shocking attack on a nightclub overnight that has left at least 50 people dead. She was intent on finding success on her own terms, writing songs that expressed her interests, “not just dancing and getting drunk and blah-blah-blah”, as she told Entertainment Weekly.
Since news of the tragedy broke, various celebrities have spoken out in memory of Grimmie, and on Saturday, singer Charlie Puth dedicated an emotional performance of “See You Again” to his lost friend.
Petersburg, Fla. murdered the 22-year-old singer as she signed autographs after a performance, Orlando Police Chief John Mina said during a press conference Saturday. “There is no indication that he knew her”.
A quote from the article reads, “It is hard to find motive in the insane ravings of a madman like Kevin James Loibl”.