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There's no evidence Grimmie and Loibl knew each other, police said. Police said the suspect drove to Orlando, apparently to commit the crime, and "then had plans to travel back to where he came from. Theater suspends shows. It's unclear how the gunman got a gun into the venue or whether attendees were checked for weapons. Security measures are in place at The Plaza Live, police say, but there are no metal detectors and people are not patted down.

They are unarmed," Mina said. The Plaza Live issued a statement extending condolences to the victims and indicating all activities and events have been suspended "until further notice. Heartbroken fans. Grimmie posted a video hours before her last performance in which she jovially invited fans to see her show. She was discovered on YouTube , where she amassed more than 3 million followers.

Grimmie went on to win a spot on Season 6 of NBC's "The Voice" after her show-stopping performance of Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" during a blind audition captivated the attention of all four contestant judges. The rising star finished third in the overall contest but went on to share her voice with the world.

Fans, friends and celebrities showed an outpouring of sorrow on social media using RIPChristinaGrimmie. One of her friends and mentors was singer Selena Gomez, who tweeted: "My heart is absolutely broken. I miss you Christina. The band that was touring with Grimmie, Before You Exit, said on Twitter that its members are heartbroken. Photos: People we lost in Hide Caption. Debbie Reynolds , one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the s and s, died December 28, one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, passed away.

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Thicke's career spanned five decades -- one in which he played various roles on and off screen, from actor to writer to composer to author. He's seen here at left with bandmates Keith Emerson, center, and Carl Palmer in Actor Ron Glass , known for his role on the police sitcom "Barney Miller," died November 25, his agent said.

Glass also starred in "Firefly" and its film sequel "Serenity. Florence Henderson , whose "Brady Bunch" character Carol Brady was one of television's most famous mothers, died November 24 at the age of 82, her manager, Kayla Pressman, said. Leon Russell , who emerged as a rock 'n' roll star in the s after working behind the scenes as a session pianist for other musicians, died November 13, his wife told CNN.

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Actor Tommy Ford , best known for his role as Tommy in the s hit sitcom "Martin," died in Atlanta, a spokeswoman for his family announced on October Ford was Award-winning author Gloria Naylor , whose explorations of the lives of black women in the s and s earned her wide acclaim, died on September Golfing legend Arnold Palmer , who helped turn the sport from a country club pursuit to one that became accessible to the masses, died September 25 at the age of 87, according to the U.

Golf Association. Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez , one of baseball's brightest stars, was killed in a boating accident September 25, Florida authorities said. Confidential" director and writer Curtis Hanson , 71, died of natural causes on September 20, Los Angeles police said. He won an Oscar with Brian Helgeland for the screenplay on "L. Confidential," and he also directed "8 Mile" and "Wonder Boys. Charmian Carr , best known for her role as Liesl in "The Sound of Music," died September 17 at the age of 73, according to her family.

Carr died of complications from a rare form of dementia. Kinsella, the author of "Shoeless Joe," the award-winning novel that became the film "Field of Dreams," died at 81 on September Albee died September 16 at his home in Montauk, New York. Actress and transgender rights activist Alexis Arquette died September The Lady Chablis , the unabashed Savannah, Georgia, transgender queen who became a gay icon after finding fame in the s through the "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" book and movie, died September 8.

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Lil Wayne also offered to sign her to his label, Young Money Entertainment. She was signed with Island Records for a short time before being dropped. She took an acting role in , making her first and only motion picture appearance in The Matchbreaker. On June 10, , Grimmie died of gunshot wounds inflicted in a targeted attack that followed her concert performance in Orlando, Florida. Christina Grimmie was born to Tina and Albert Grimmie.

Her older brother Marcus served as Christina's road manager during her performances. She was of Italian and Romanian descent.

Her father noticed Grimmie's talent for singing when she was six years old, and she started playing the piano at age ten. Despite having received piano lessons, Grimmie said she played by ear.

Grimmie was an animal rights activist and participated in fundraising events for the Humane Society of the United States. She finished in 3rd place, behind winner Josh Kaufman and runner-up Jake Worthington. Grimmie possessed a light-lyric soprano vocal range of three octaves and three notes. In both cases, he bought the guns -- different models of Glock 9 mm handguns -- and picked them up after five-day waiting periods, the first on May 31 and the second on June 7 -- three days before he gunned her down.

Other telling facts from the investigation:. Hotel clerk felt Loibl was 'strange'. Police have closed the probe into Grimmie's death.

When police examined his body, they found two handgun magazines in his pocket, a tactical knife strapped to his ankle, a Florida driver's license, a ticket for Grimmie's show, which he'd printed five days prior and a hotel key for a room at the Courtyard by Marriott in Orlando.

Police showed the front desk manager a photo of Loible and he "instantly" asked if this was a suspect in the Grimmie shooting. The manager said Loibl had checked in the night before the concert, arriving by cab about p. In the trash it appeared he had purchased some food from the hotel snack bar and ate it in his room," the report says. Phone encrypted, computer not working.

Police: Singer Christina Grimmie's shooter identified Loibl's father and brother said he rarely left his room except to go to Best Buy, where he had worked part time, mostly on weekends. Neither had ever heard Loibl mention Grimmie and they never saw him watch "The Voice.

Loibl did, however, "spend a great deal of time on his computer in his room," they told an investigator. In searching his room, police found a flyer for a burial service that said it would "spread your remains around the base of a tree" -- an identical flyer was found on Loibl at the shooting scene -- but they found no documents or photos related to Grimmie.

Later, a detective learned Loibl's phone was encrypted, stopping police from extracting any data. Also, his computer was not working, "and it appeared Loibl had intentionally destroyed the hard drive. Cory Dennington, who knew Loibl for 15 years and believes he was his "only friend in the world," told police that Loibl had become fixated on Grimmie in the last six months to a year. Loible told him "he watched everything having to do with her.

Selena Gomez: 'My heart is absolutely broken'. Dennington believed Loibl "spent most of his waking hours watching Christina on YouTube as well as constantly monitoring her social media accounts. Despite following her on social media, Loibl himself did not have a Facebook, Twitter, or any other social media account," the report says.