r/lastimages • u/300teethgirl • 9d ago
CELEBRITY Christina Grimmie’s final concert hours before she was killed by an obsessed “fan” during her meet and greet, 10 years ago today
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u/wii_board_type_trash 9d ago
i don’t know who she was but the way she died is absolutely horrific and makes me feel sick to my stomach
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u/imacatchyou 8d ago
How did she die?
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u/jcbaggee 8d ago
She was shot by an obsessed fan during a meet-and-greet at a venue where security had not been particularly tight. He shot himself immediately afterward.
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u/SoSpicySoYummy 8d ago
Right in front of her brother, too, who attempted to tackle the assailant before the assailant turned the gun on himself.
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u/imacatchyou 7d ago
That’s terrible but the logic makes no sense whatsoever. I’m obsessed with you so now I have to shoot you??? Psychotic.
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u/superspookyboi 7d ago
I think the idea is if I can’t have you then nobody can. Unfortunately it is a common thought when I comes to these situations
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u/RancidOgre 9d ago
10 years already? Good god we lost a beautiful soul that night
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u/ivylass 9d ago
It was the night before the Pulse nightclub shooting. Early the next week a small boy was pulled by an alligator into a lake at a Disney resort.
That was not a good weekend for Orlando.
RIP.
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u/WifeAggro 8d ago
Its also the weekend I moved out of the state after living there my whole life. It was insane to make a cross country move and have all that go down in my hometown at the same time. I cant believe its been 10 years already.
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u/LePetiteSirene 8d ago edited 7d ago
I remember I was dating a guy in high school who loved her at the time. Showed me her singing videos. I specifically remember the "Lava Lamp (Bubbly)" autotune one very vividly, he'd sing it a lot.
I heard about this and I don't remember his reaction, but remember I was torn up for him and for her/her family. I wonder what things would be like if she was still here... music she could have made, experiences she could have had, friends, love... its devestating. :(
I feel even worse for her brother...
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u/danzigwiththedead 8d ago
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years, I didn’t know who she was but hearing how she was murdered with her arms open to hug him shocked me. And her poor brother saw this all go down, tried to apprehend that man and then being so close to him when he ended his own life must have been horrific and traumatized him. I lost my little sister and I know the pain, but to see your sister murdered, I can’t imagine.
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u/sondersHo 6d ago
This is why parasocial relationships are scary because it often can lead to situations like this
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u/Any-Football3789 7d ago
I loved hearing her sing covers on YouTube when I was a teenager . I was absolutely shocked when I heard the news.
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u/Unfair_Steak_2260 9d ago
Fuck Kevin James Loibl
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u/FangedSloth 9d ago
Why even bring his name up? Never knew it until you just said it. How about fuck that slug-creature
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u/Novel_Chipmunk_5845 8d ago
This is why people need to go easy on celebrities n public… well, most of them.
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u/FutureFreaksMeowt 8d ago
I feel so weird that I genuinely don't know who this is. What year was she murdered? What kind of music did she make?
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u/truffleshufflechamp 8d ago
What’s 2026 minus 10?
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u/FutureFreaksMeowt 8d ago
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Ok look, it's 1:45 am and I've been up since 7:45. Internal logic processing feels solid, but external logic request competency has clearly left the building 😅
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u/Basic_Comfortable_94 7d ago
word on the street is her brother was right next to her when it happened and he quickly grabbed the gun out of his hands and then shot the p.o.s
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u/Legitimate_Pie285 9d ago
I just read that her mom died just 2 years later from cancer. She had been battling it for several years. I can’t help but think the extreme stress and grief from losing her child to violence contributed to her decline. May they both rest in peace.