The man who allegedly finalized singer Christina Grimmie, star of the show “The Voice”, was carrying two pistols and a hunting knife at the time of the attack, police in Orlando said on Saturday.
Police identified the suspect as Kevin James Loibl, 27, of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Authorities believe that traveled from elsewhere in Florida to Orlando in where Grimmie gave a concert Friday night, and was intended to attack.
the artist, 22, had just sung with the band Before you Exit and was signing autographs when the man approached and he shot him, then himself kill shot, police said.
she was transferred immediately to the regional hospital in Orlando, where he died.
the motivations of the perpetrator are unknown, although researchers of the case “review the phone and the computer of the suspect to see if they find a motive for this crime,” said John Mina, police chief Orlando.
He added that the man besides weapons, had two loaded magazines of bullets.
the official also said that unarmed guards checked bags concertgoers, but for some reason the weapons of the aggressor went unnoticed.
“there are no metal detectors. People are not requisitioned. He opened his bags and guards look inside to see if there are weapons, “he said.
” We are talking about children. It is not the kind of audience that one would expect to carry weapons to an event like this, “he said.
” We do not know if it was just a crazy fan following her on Twitter or social networks. Not really know him, “she said Wanda meanwhile Miglio, a spokeswoman for the police.
” It’s a really tragic event. He would have had it be something happy, exciting, “he said.
About a hundred people had attended the concert, but there were a few when the shooting occurred, Miglio said.
the brother of the singer was described as “hero” by the police, because it prevented “the attacker hurt other people,” he said.
Christina Grimmie, who participated in 2014 in the sixth season of the popular program music headhunters “the Voice” on NBC, released his first album, “Find me” in 2011.
“We are heartbroken,” said NBC on his Twitter account after the attack, affirming the young singer was “a beloved member of our family.”
“there are no words. We lost a beautiful being with an amazing voice, “said the chain after the confirmation of his death.
Adam Levine, the singer whose Grimmie group acted in the program, a picture of himself with her in your Instagram account to know the fact.
Fans of the singer hung videos of his performances on social networks, including their cover of Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” held during a test in “the Voice “.
Born in New Jersey, Grimmie had made known with poignant versions of several hits on videos watched by millions of fans on YouTube.
The attack adds fuel to the long debate on legislation to bear arms in the United States, where they were used in 11,200 murders in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
But the repeated shootings have not led to the adoption of effective measures so far in a country where the right to bear arms is protected by the second amendment of the constitution.
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton vowed to confront the powerful lobbyist gun manufacturers if elected president, while Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, promised to “take care of the second amendment.”
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