TikTok star Anthony Barajas, 19, DIES 5 days after being shot in movie show

TikTok star Anthony Barajas has died in hospital, 5 days after he was shot within the head inside a California movie show whereas on a primary date.  

The Corona Police Division confirmed that the 19-year-old succumbed to his accidents on Saturday morning, saying in a press release that they ‘prolong their condolences to his household and associates’.

Barajas was watching a late-night screening of The Perpetually Purge with first date, Rylee Goodrich, 18, at The Regal Edwards Theatre in Corona on Monday evening once they had been each shot. 

Goodrich, who was additionally struck within the head, died on the scene. Barajas was rushed to hospital.

The theater was close to empty, and the couple weren’t discovered till after the movie was over.  

Jimmy Jiminez, 20, has been arrested over the taking pictures. Authorities say he didn’t know both Barajas or Goodrich, and that it was a ‘random’ and unprovoked assault’. 

Anthony Barajas was additionally shot within the head as one of many bullets went via his eye

Barajas was watching ‘The Perpetually Purge’ on Monday when in an almost empty movie show once they had been shot.

Bajaras was on a primary date with 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich (pictured), who was shot behind the top and died on the scene 

The heartbreaking information comes someday after Goodrich’s father confronted the alleged gunman as he appeared in courtroom. 

The dad of 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich, David, demanded for the suspect to look in his route as Joseph Jimenez, 20, was led via the courtroom in handcuffs. 

‘Hey, take a look at me, bro! Take a look at me! Take a look at me, dude! That was my …’ the distraught mum or dad stated earlier than breaking down in tears to be comforted by a buddy. 

Joseph Jimenez, 20 seems within the Riverside Corridor of Justice, Friday, in Riverside, California. Jimenez didn’t enter a plea, opting as an alternative to have his arraignment postponed till subsequent week

Jimenez, 20, is suspected of taking pictures two folks, and killing one, inside a Southern California movie show. He has been charged with homicide and tried homicide, prosecutors stated

Jimenez appeared in the direction of the daddy of one of many victims as he was led via the courtroom

Jimenez turned his for a second in the direction of the girl’s father.  

Goodrich, 18, and her boyfriend, Anthony Barajas, 19, a well known TikTok person, had been discovered late on Monday evening by workers after a 9:35pm exhibiting of The Perpetually Purge at a theater in Corona.  

Defendant Jimenez appeared in Riverside County Superior Courtroom on Friday however did not enter a plea and his arraignment was continued to subsequent week.

Jimenez has been jailed since his arrest and he has been charged with homicide and tried homicide. It is not clear whether or not he has retained an legal professional who can converse for him.   

Jimenez is alleged to have killed Rylee Goodrich, 18, above, by a bullet to the again of the top

Corona police detectives recognized Jimenez as a suspect and arrested him on Tuesday, seizing a handgun of the identical caliber because the one believed to have been used within the taking pictures.

Police recovered Goodrich’s pockets and different possessions from Jimenez’s house lower than 24 hours after the taking pictures. 

Rylee Goodrich’s father, David, is seen leaving courtroom on Friday after a short courtroom listening to

David might be heard shouting at Jimenez on digicam ‘Hey, take a look at me, bro! Take a look at me! Take a look at me, dude! That was my …’ earlier than he broke down in tears to be comforted by a buddy

Joseph Jimenez, 20, speaks together with his legal professional Charles Kenyon as he’s charged with homicide and tried homicide

David Goodrich (left), who works as a personal investigator, informed DailyMail.com his daughter Rylee met Anthony Barajas at a celebration on the July fourth weekend, and that she was excited to start a relationship with him

There was solely a small viewers for the exhibiting of the film, with solely six tickets bought, police stated.

The allegations filed in opposition to Jimenez embrace sentencing enhancements of non-public use of a firearm inflicting dying, personally inflicting nice bodily damage and private use of a firearm inflicting nice bodily damage. 

Prosecutors additionally filed a particular circumstance allegation of mendacity in wait which makes him eligible to obtain the dying penalty.  

On Friday evening, two memorial occasions had been held in honor of Rylee.

A remembrance and prayer service was held Friday night at New Beginnings Group Church for Rylee Goodrich’s mother and father, associates and different kinfolk. 

A candlelight vigil it additionally to be held on the movie show the place she died on Saturday.

The New Beginnings Group Church Norco in Norco, California is used as a mourning place for household and associates of Rylee Goodrich

Family and friends mourn the dying of Rylee Goodrich on the New Beginnings Group Church

Dozens of family and friends gathered on Friday evening to mourn the dying of Rylee Goodrich

Individuals had been noticed hugging each other as they made their manner exterior after a memorial service

Family and friends members embrace each other as they stand exterior a church the place a memorial service was held for Rylee Goodrich

A supply near the Corona Police Division stated Jimenez informed detectives he had been listening to voices.

Joseph Jimenez, 20, was arrested on July 27 and charged with homicide, tried homicide, and theft in a taking pictures that left a teen lifeless and a TikTok star on life assist 

However David stated he believes the 20-year-old is merely attempting to chop himself an madness plea deal, and that the stolen pockets reveals the younger man knew what he was doing when he allegedly shot the 2 youngsters.

The bereaved father, who works as a personal investigator, informed DailyMail.com that Rylee met Anthony at a celebration on the July fourth weekend, and that she was excited to start a relationship with him.

‘She met this man over summer season, I believe at a celebration on the third or fourth of July. My first inkling, he was this TikTok influencer, and I rolled my eyes like ‘are you kidding me? Actually, that is your future?’ However her mother was very a lot give the man an opportunity,’ David stated.

‘I met him as soon as earlier than he went to Hawaii just a few weeks in the past. After which he got here again from Hawaii and he or she was so excited. This candy, candy boy got here with a bag stuffed with souvenirs for all of us. It was the sweetest factor I’ve ever seen an 18-year-old do.

‘He gave my youngest daughter a necklace and me and my spouse little keychains. My daughter informed me ‘He surfs and bodyboards such as you’. She sat there with this large grin on her face, seeing that I used to be accepting of this boy, she was so joyful.

‘I might inform she actually, actually favored this boy. And he actually, actually favored her. She was so f***ing joyful.

‘They had been so excited for his or her first date. She curled her hair all fairly. It was their first date that wasn’t a gaggle of individuals.

‘They went to Wooden Ranch, which was her favourite restaurant, after which they went to the film.’

David revealed that Rylee was texting her mom simply moments earlier than the deadly taking pictures.

‘She texted my spouse how boring and silly it was, how she did not just like the film. That was the final we heard from her,’ he stated.

‘It needed to be proper then.’

The 43-year-old stated police informed him they consider it was a random assault, and that Jimenez meant to steal from the younger couple.

Rylee had been texting her mom simply moments earlier than the deadly taking pictures

‘They discovered my daughter’s pockets at his home, which suggests it was a theft murder. From what I perceive it was a random factor,’ he stated.

‘She by no means even had an opportunity. He principally shot her level clean behind her head. Then he shot her new boyfriend behind his head. He was in a position to flinch so it went via his eye, so he was in a position to survive.

‘I do not know in the event that they’ve taken him off life assist however I believe he is mind lifeless.’

The film, The Perpetually Purge, tells the story of Mexican migrants focused by vigilantes throughout an annual US authorities ‘purge’, throughout which all crime is authorized for 12 hours.

‘I am considering with all of the illness on this world, that was his MO, I’ll go do that and that is going to be my purge evening,’ David stated.

He described his daughter as ‘passionate and hardworking’, engaging, sporty and widespread however not immodest.

‘Rylee was majoring in advertising and marketing, and was on the dean’s listing. She was on the respect roll at highschool. She obtained a full experience tutorial scholarship to the non-public college in Arizona,’ her dad stated

‘She was a candy woman, very related. I had her very younger with my spouse, so we sort of grew up collectively,’ he stated.

‘It is laborious to speak about with out crying. She was a wonderful blonde 18-year-old woman. She was house from faculty. Me and her, we had been going to maneuver her again for her sophomore 12 months to Grand Canyon College.

‘She was majoring in advertising and marketing, she was on the dean’s listing, she was on the respect roll at highschool. She obtained a full experience tutorial scholarship to the non-public college in Arizona. She lettered in volleyball, in cheerleading. She did all of it, she was an enormous a part of Corona Excessive Faculty.

‘I am a PI and I had her performing some half time work for me over the summer season. It struck up her curiosity and he or she was contemplating taking prison justice as a minor, one thing to fall again on.’

Rylee’s little sister Keira, 10, was very near her, following her into volleyball and even sleeping with Rylee in her room when she was house from faculty.

‘Keira seems as much as her a lot it is unreal,’ David stated. ‘She’s already enjoying volleyball. They had been actually shut, finest associates. Like sisters are, they’d give one another s*** however her love for her was actually sturdy. When she was house from faculty Keira would sleep in her room rather a lot.

‘She was the entire bundle. My delight and pleasure. She was already speaking about me having grandkids and what I might be known as.’

The TikTok star’s most up-to-date movies adopted him having fun with a household trip in Hawaii

The daddy stated Rylee’s new boyfriend informed him that though he had made cash as a TikTok influencer with virtually one million followers, his on-line persona was totally different to actuality.

‘I am a giant, sturdy man with a bunch of tattoos, I am very protecting of her. I let her do her life, however she is aware of I am actually protecting and I needed her to satisfy a man who’s going to be compassionate and delicate, and he appeared like that man,’ David stated.

‘He informed me about his on-line persona, his TikTok factor. He goes, ‘I’ve monetized it, made a bit of cash right here and there however that is not my actuality. I do know it’s what it’s.’ So he had his head screwed on straight.’

The non-public investigator stated his daughter’s homicide might have been prevented if film theaters had put in steel detectors.

‘I am not going to sit down right here and have a spitting contest in regards to the second modification. However a simple factor is to place in some steel detectors earlier than you go in a movie show,’ he stated.

‘I used to be at a baseball sport that evening. They needed to display screen 40,000 folks at a baseball sport they’ve the wherewithal and funds to do this and also you’re telling me they do not in a movie show? It is simple. My daughter can be alive.’ 

The Goodrich household arrange a GoFundMe to assist pay for funeral and memorial bills, which has now raised over $62,000.

Anthony Barajas household additionally arrange a web based fundraiser (GoFundMe) to assist pay for his medical payments, which has since raised over $72,000.    

Cops are retaining an open thoughts as as to whether the taking pictures could have been related to the violent plot of The Perpetually Purge, which the teenagers had been watching once they had been shot 

Goodrich, 18, was killed and Barajas 19, was injured in a taking pictures at a movie show (pictured) on the Regal Edwards Corona Crossings in Corona, California

The film follows a migrant couple in a dystopian model of america within the 12 months 2048 during which the federal government permits all crime for a 12-hour interval – together with homicide