Christina Grimmie Update: Plaza Live Employees Fired Days Before Singer Was Fatally Shot At The Venue? [VIDEO]
With some many devastating and tragic events happening in Central Florida at once, it's almost hard to believe that singer Christina Grimmie was shot and killed at The Plaza only a few short days ago. Now, there's a new report that not only question's the venue's security procedures, but that many employees were fired just days before Grimmie's death.
Many critics are wondering how 27-year-old gunman Kevin Loibl managed to enter the venue with so many weapons on him, as he had two guns and one knife on him. Loibl specifically traveled from his home in St. Petersburg to Orlando to kill Grimmie, and eventually shot her after her concert while she was signing autographs for her fans.
Rumors that key Plaza Live staff were fired just days before the show were confirmed this week, according to Orlando Weekly on Wednesday, adding to further speculation that security at the venue was particularly lax on that day. Former Plaza Live general manager Kirk Colvin released a statement to the media that said: "After the shooting of Christina and the endless media attention I'm compelled to release a personal statement. ... My heart goes out to the family of Christina, who was a wonderful, talented up-and-coming artist."
He added, "It was not publicly known that the entire management team was replaced by the Orlando Philharmonic board on June 1 for the stated reason 'to go in a different direction,' and I believe the replacements hired were completely inexperienced and ill-prepared to manage the Plaza. ... Sadly this tragedy occurred the very first concert managed by the new staff."
The Plaza is expected to reopen and continue its regular schedule of concerts this week. Stay tuned with Enstars for all the latest updates on the Christina Grimmie investigation right here.
