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Singer Christina Grimmie's killer 'came to confront her' | Singer Christina Grimmie's killer 'came to confront her' |
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The man suspected of killing US singer Christina Grimmie apparently came from another city to confront her, police in Florida say. | The man suspected of killing US singer Christina Grimmie apparently came from another city to confront her, police in Florida say. |
Police chief John Mina said the gunman "travelled to Orlando to commit this crime" but did not appear to know her personally. | Police chief John Mina said the gunman "travelled to Orlando to commit this crime" but did not appear to know her personally. |
Ms Grimmie was shot while signing autographs after a concert in the city on Friday night, and died in hospital. | Ms Grimmie was shot while signing autographs after a concert in the city on Friday night, and died in hospital. |
In 2014, she was a contestant on US TV programme The Voice. | In 2014, she was a contestant on US TV programme The Voice. |
Stars pay tribute to Voice star Grimmie | Stars pay tribute to Voice star Grimmie |
Mr Mina said the gunman, who shot himself dead during a struggle with the singer's brother, was a 21-year-old white male and had two handguns and a hunting knife. His name has not been released. | Mr Mina said the gunman, who shot himself dead during a struggle with the singer's brother, was a 21-year-old white male and had two handguns and a hunting knife. His name has not been released. |
Police say Ms Grimmie was shot about 22:45 local time on Friday (02:45 GMT Saturday) at The Plaza Live in Orlando. | Police say Ms Grimmie was shot about 22:45 local time on Friday (02:45 GMT Saturday) at The Plaza Live in Orlando. |
She had been performing with the band Before You Exit. | She had been performing with the band Before You Exit. |
Up to 100 people were at the concert, but only a handful remained at the venue when the shooting happened, officials said. | |
Mr Mina said unarmed security guards checked bags as people entered the venue but no metal detectors were used and no body searches were made. | |
News of the attack spread quickly on social media, with many fans voicing their shock and anger. | |
When the first reports of the shooting surfaced, #PrayForChristina was the top trending hashtag on Twitter. | |
It changed to #RIPChristina after the death was confirmed. | |
Ms Grimmie first came to prominence as a teenager for her renditions of hit songs, amassing a huge following on YouTube. | |
In 2011, she released her debut musical recording Find Me. Her second EP - Side A - followed in February 2016. | |
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