Canada Journal – News of the World Articles and videos to bring you the biggest Canadian news stories from across the country every day
Singer Christina Grimmie will be laid to rest in a private funeral in her home state of New Jersey later this week, a source tells People magazine.
The former ‘Voice’ contestant – who was shot and killed during a meet-and-greet session after a show in Orlando, Florida, on Friday – will be laid to rest in a private service in her home state.
On Monday, hundreds of mourners gathered for a candlelit vigil in Christina’s hometown, Evesham Township.
Her brother Marcus said: ‘She loved this town, she loved this state, she loved singing, she loved the Lord and she loved me and she was my baby sister.’
Adam Levine, who coached Christina on the sixth season of ‘The Voice’ in 2014, previously offered to pay for the singer’s funeral.
Marcus wrote on Facebook: ‘I found out this morning that Adam Levine personally called my mother and said he will pay for her funeral and her plane flight, and I was blown away.’
Adam previously spoke of the sadness he and his wife have both felt since news of Christina’s death filtered through to them.
He said: ‘Behati and I are absolutely devastated and heartbroken by Christina Grimmie’s tragic death.
‘Our hearts go out to her family. Christina was a natural, a gifted talent that comes along so rarely. She was taken from us too soon. This is yet another senseless act of extreme violence. I am left stunned and confused how these things can conceivably continue to happen in our world.’
Police have identified Christina’s killer as Kevin James Loibl from St. Petersburg, Florida, who they believe traveled to the gig in Orlando with the intention of killing the 22-year-old singer.
Agencies/Canadajournal
