UPDATED....Singer Christina Grimmie Shot an Killed By Kevin James Loibl

UPDATE 4:50pm EDT: According to Orlando Police Department, Man who shot and killed Christina Grimmie @TheRealGrimmie is 
Kevin James Loibl from St Petersburg, FL  DOB 03/10/1989
UPDATE 11:25am EDT: Information from a press conference held regrading the shooting death of Christina Grimmie, 22, a beautiful person and singer.

Information from Orlando Police Department press conference.

Suspect who shot @TheRealGrimmie is a 27yo WM. He is not local. He was armed with 2 handguns and a hunting knife.

@ChiefJohnMina: 10:30p OPD responded to call of shooting at Plaza Live. 


Officers arrived and found two people had been shot.

@ChiefJohnMina Our prayers and thoughts are with the Grimmie family. OPD detectives are meeting with her parents

Investigation: it appears suspect was alone, approached @TheRealGrimmie during meet & greet w/fans & opened fire.

@TheRealGrimmie died from those gunshot wounds. Her brother is a hero and possibly saved countless other lives. He is not injured.

@ChiefJohnMina Christina Grimmie's brother Marcus tackled the suspect & shortly after that suspect killed himself.

@ChiefJohnMina There was security at the venue but they are not armed & there were no extra duty OPD officers

Detectives are looking at his phone and computer and hope to identify a motive. His name will be released in a few hours.

@ChiefJohnMina We know people want answers and our detectives are working all leads at this time.



UPDATE 10:30am According to Orlando Police Department, "On June 10, 2016 at approximately

Christina Grimmie Attends The Humane Society Of The United States' To The Rescue Gala

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Hollywood, California - Twenty two year old singer Christina Grimmie looking beautiful wearing a black plunging neckline jumpsuit and heels attends the Humane Society of The United States' To The Rescue Gala at Paramount Studios on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 in Hollywood, California.

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Christina Grimmie Attends Radio Disney Music Awards 2016

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Los Angeles, California - Twenty two year old singer Christina Grimmie looking simply wonderful wearing a white top, color shorts, over shirt and white heels attends the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

You will be able to watch the Radio Disney Music Awards on Disney Channel today, Sunday, May 1st, 2016 at 7pm EDT/PDT.

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Christina Grimmie Attends Tubeathon 2016 Benefit

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Burbank, California - Twenty two year old singer Christina Grimmie looking simply fabulous wearing a blue romper, orange top and white heels attends What's Trending's Fourth Annual Tubeathon Benefiting American Red Cross on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 in Burbank, California.

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Christina Grimmie Attends Alt 98.7, 102.7 KIIS FM, And REAL 92.3 The 2016 GRAMMY Awards Celebration

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Los Angeles, California - Singer Christina Grimmie looking lovely in a gray top, black leather pants and heels attends Alt 98.7, 102.7 KIIS FM and REAL 92.3 Celebrate The 2016 GRAMMY Awards at The Mixing Room at the JW Marriot Los Angeles on Friday, February 12, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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Christina Grimmie Attends 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival

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Las Vegas, Nevada -  Twenty one year old recording artist Christina Grimmie looking fabulous wore a black top, shorts and heels as she stepped out to attend iHeartRadio Music Festival 2015 (night one) held on Friday, September 18th, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Christina Victoria Grimmie, known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64, is an American singer-songwriter 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.

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Christina Grimmie Attends KIIS FM's Teen Choice Pre-Party

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Los Angeles, California - Twenty year old singer Christian Grimmie looked beautiful wearing a lovely top, brown shorts and high heels to KIIS FM's Teen Choice Pre-Party held at W Los Angeles - Westwood on August 8, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Christina first started her career on YouTube and now has more than 2 million subscribers. Her YouTube popularity landed her an opening spot on the Selena Gomez tour, but she has yet to land a record deal. The Voice is her shot to make it big outside of the online world.

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BREAKING NEWS: Josh Kaufman Wins 'The Voice' Title, Christina 3rd & Jake 2nd

BREAKING NEWS: Hollywood, California - The next 'The Voice' titled winner was announced as Josh Kaufman during the live finale held at universal studios on May 20th, 2014 in Hollywood, California.

Christina Grimmie above finished in 3rd place on this season of 'The Voice". Before you get sad, it look like Adam will sign her to his label. Check out what he tweeted below.

"Id like to congratulate @TheRealGrimmie on winning a record deal. Either as the winner of the Voice, or with me on my label!" 

Jake Worthington (above) finished in 2nd place.

Congratulations to Josh for winning the title and Christina and Jake for finishing in 3rd and 2nd places. We are looking forward to the next season as this season was filled with a lot of amazing, great performances.

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Christina Grimmie Sings "Dark Horse" During 'The Voice' Live Show April 21st

Hollywood, California - Up and coming singer Christian Grimmie sang an amazing rendition of "Dark Horse" during the April 21st 'The Voice' live show in Hollywood, California. Christina did an amazing job and looked conformable on stage.

Christina first started her career on YouTube and now has more than 2 million subscribers. Her YouTube popularity landed her an opening spot on the Selena Gomez tour, but she has yet to land a record deal. The Voice is her shot to make it big outside of the online world.

Follow Christina on Twitter at @TheRealGrimmie.

Check out her performance of "Dark Horse" below;

Make sure to vote Bria Kelly if she is one of your favorites.

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Christina Grimmie Attends The Alliance For Children's Rights 21st Annual Dinner

Beverly Hills, California - Singer Christina Grimmie 18 looked beautiful in a black halter style dress with black high heel boots as she attended The Alliance For Children's Rights 21st Annual Dinner held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 7, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.

YouTube singing sensation Christina Grimmie is making a name for herself as the newest break-out star to hit the internet since Justin Bieber.  At just 17 years old, singer/songwriter Christina has released her first EP onJune 14th debuting at #31 on the billboard 200 and #11 on their digital charts. In just two months the independent release sold over 22,000copies.  Her dynamic compositions include elements of Pop, Techno and Rock.

Born in South Jersey, Christina started singing and creating music at the age of 4.  By 10, she was playing the piano and at 15 she posted her first You Tube video. In a little over a year and a half she has acquired more than 1,000,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel where she has videos of her playing piano and singing energetic covers of Miley Cyrus, Owl City, Celine Dion, Taylor Swift and Christina Aguilera. Since she began, Christina’s videos have received over 205 million views.

Christina aspires to stand out from the crowd by being a genuine role model and creating music with an inspirational style.

You can check out Christina Grimmie's singing by going to her Youtube channel (here).

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