Selena Gomezsays the death of her longtime friendChristina Grimmiehas left her heartbroken.
“My heart is absolutely broken,” the singer wrote alongside a photo of the pair on Twitter.
“I miss you Christina.”
Credit: Selena Gomez Twitter
The two also featured in a promo for the Xbox 360 Kinect console in 2011.
Grimmie praised Gomez and her family during a 2011 interview withSeventeenmagazine.
“I’m so blessed that they’re in my life,” she said.
“They’re literally like a familySelena has been so encouraging ever since we got hooked up.
It’s very much a fairy tale.”
Grimmie was shot after a show in Orlando, Florida, and later died due to her injuries.
She was 22 years old.
“Words cannot begin to describe the pain I am feeling,” he said in a statement.
I could never have imagined this horrific event being one of the pitfalls needing to be avoided."
