Jeffrey Sotland, owner of Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, told NBC News, Prime, 25, collapsed while performing on stage. He could not be immediately reached for comment by USA TODAY.
McLaurin said police were alerted a woman had collapsed at the bar and said she was transported by medical personnel to a local hospital where she soon after was pronounced dead.
According to @NBCNews, the entertainer was performing at Tabu Lounge and Sports bar, when she collapsed on stage, bar owner Jeffrey Sotland said. As of right now, Prime's cause of death has not been shared by the family or authorities but tributes are currently pouring in.
“Today we mourn the loss of a very bright and rising star in the performance community and a person who was always full of love and positivity," the venue said in a statement on social media. "We say goodbye to Valencia Prime but we will not forget the light you brought to the stage."
An autopsy will be conducted by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner to determine her cause of death, McLaurin said Friday.
“Today we mourn the loss of a very bright and rising star in the performance community and a person who was always full of love and positivity,” the bar said in a social media statement. “We say goodbye to Valencia Prime but we will not forget the light you brought to the stage.”
In another post, Tabu said it would be hosting a memorial show Monday in honor of Prime, also noting Prime's mother was scheduled to attend.
"This community has suffered so much loss in the last few years. Valencia Prime was a talent and a delightful person. Rest in power, babe," Timaree Schmit, a Philadelphia sexuality educator and burlesque performer, posted on Twitter.
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