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A Letter To Christina Grimmie's Shooter

I know you will never read this, and I can't believe I'm writing this.

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A Letter To Christina Grimmie's Shooter
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Many of you know Christina Grimmie as the third place contestant from 'The Voice' who stunned all the judges with her powerful belting or as zeldaxlove64 on YouTube where she covered popular music and eventually released her own singles racking up millions of subscribers. I remember watching her cover of "Just a Dream" by Nelly and fell in love instantly. Her passion shined through her voice and inspired me to post my own music covers, and I'm positive I'm not the only one she's inspired.

On Friday, June 10th, the amazing human being was taken away from us, but Heaven gained an angel. The 22 year old was shot by a 27 year old man during a meet and greet after what would be her last performance ever. He shot himself shortly after.

Dear Kevin James Loibl,

I know that you will never read this. And I can't believe I'm writing this. I never got the chance to meet her or attend one of her concerts, and I never will because of you. But even without meeting her, her genuineness is visible through her videos, other social media accounts, and what fans and celebrities say about her. But my question is this: Why?

Why did you feel the need to take such rare, raw talent away from this world? Why did you kill a person so innocent and faithful? Why must you have traveled two hours just to get up in front of her fans to for them to see their idol fall to the ground. She welcomed you and opened her arms as you stepped towards her and pulled out your gun shooting her and sending the entire room full of fans into chaos.

Since you're gone as well, investigation is limited, and we can only guess what your motives were. Were you jealous? Were you trying to send a message to the country about gun control? Were you an old acquaintance? Did you want yourself to be remembered (in this case, in a negative way)? Did you want to hurt her friends and family? Did you want to prove that heroes without capes exist (Mark Grimmie, her brother who tackled you in hopes that you would not harm anyone else)?

Whatever your reasoning was, I cannot express how saddened I am. And I can only imagine what her friends, family, and those who had a personal connection with her are going through. I send all my prayers and support to those affected by her death. I want you to know that whatever your twisted intention was, no matter how much you wanted to cause pain, this event united friends, families and fans all over the world. She is in much better hands now, and the world is a much better place without you.

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