Adam Levine Offered to Pay for Christina Grimmie’s Funeral
People stand near a large photograph as they hold candles during a vigil to honor Christina Grimmie, the 22-year-old singer who was fatally shot Friday night after a concert in Florida, Monday, June 13, 2016, in Evesham Township, N.J.
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine offered to pay for slain South-Jersey “Voice” singer Christina Grimmie‘s funeral, according to the Associated Press.
Grimmie, 22, was fatally shot while meeting with fans following her performance in Orlando on June 10th. She died in a hospital the following morning.
Levine, 37, coached Grimmie during the sixth season of NBC’s “The Voice,” in 2014. Grimmie finished in third place. Levine said he was “absolutely devastated and heartbroken” in a tweet posted this weekend.
Behati and I are absolutely devastated and heartbroken by Christina Grimmie’s death. Our hearts go out to her family pic.twitter.com/y4OMkm0uXu
— Adam Levine (@adamlevine) June 11, 2016
Grimmie’s brother, Marcus Grimmie, said that Levine personally called his mother and offered to pay for funeral expenses in a Facebook post Sunday. Levine’s spokeswoman confirmed, according to the AP.
A vigil held last night in Grimmie’s N.J. hometown of Marlton, N.J., is estimated to have attracted hundreds.
@FOX29philly Marcus Grimmie addresses hundreds gathered to remember his sister Christina tonight. Details@10#fox29 pic.twitter.com/YajVVRwUyk
— Dave Schratwieser (@DSchratwieser) June 14, 2016
@FOX29philly Next@10. Family,friends & fans gather to mourn the loss of Christina Grimmie &celebrate her life#fox29 pic.twitter.com/0Hgl1TeGli
— Dave Schratwieser (@DSchratwieser) June 14, 2016
“She loved this town,” Marcus Grimmie told the crowd, according to the AP. “She loved this state. She loved singing. She loved the Lord and she loved me. She was my baby sister.”
The funeral was held at the Memorial Sports Complex in Evesham Township, where Grimmie grew up until she moved to L.A. in 2012, the AP reports.
Grimmie’s alleged killer, Kevin James Loibl, shot and killed himself during a struggle with Marcus Grimmie, who lunged at Loibl almost immediately after Loibl began shooting, police said. Loibl’s motives are still not clear.
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