A Christina Grimmie fan has claimed she saw the singer greet
her gunman with open arms before he shot her dead.
The 22-year-old, who was a contestant on the US version of
talent series The Voice, was signing autographs at a concert venue in Orlando,
Florida on Friday (10 June) when an assailant opened fire on her and then shot
himself.
Grimmie was transported to a local hospital where she died
from her wounds.
Destiny Rivera, 20, from Orlando, Florida claimed she was
waiting in line behind Grimmie’s killer, James Loibl, at the concert.
“Christina was hanging out by the merchandise table, near
the sound desk. She was talking to fans and taking pictures,” Rivera told Mail
Online.
“I had made friends in line with some other fans and my
group were talking to them. Two people were meeting Christina and there was one
guy in front of us in line.”
“The one guy in front of us was walking up to meet her. Her
arms were open, waiting to greet him with a hug,” she added.
“Then there was a sound of three pops, like balloons. People
had brought balloons to the show and the security guards were popping them so
at first I thought it was that,” she continued.
“Then I saw the yellow barricade fall and the two people who
had just met her started running away. I saw Christina's leg fall to the side
on the ground like a dead weight. I didn't see her face.”
Rivera said she gave statements to the police about what she
witnessed.
Rivera also posted a lengthy Faceook post explaining that
Loibl, 27, looked like a normal concert goer.
Loibl is from St. Petersburg, Florida and travelled across
state to target Grimmie, according to Orlando Police. He had been carrying two
guns, two loaded magazines and a hunting knife on his person during the
shooting,
-The Independent-
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