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Credit: Anthony Barajas/
instagram; Rylee Goodrich/ Instagram [PHOTO SOURCE: https://people.com/crime/anthony-barajas-dead-tiktok-movie-theater-shooting-the-forever-purge/] |
On July 26, 2021, 18-year-old college student Rylee Goodrich was found
dead by movie theater employees after a
shooting during a screening of The Forever Purge with Barajas being
taken to a nearby hospital. He was then placed on life support, but ultimately
succumbed to his injuries.
On Saturday July 31, 2021, the Corona Police Department updated that they were "notified that Anthony Barajas passed away early this morning.
Let us not forget this couple, Rylee Goodrich and Anthony Barajas who both died due to a shooting during a screening of The Forever Purge on July 26, 2021. Keep them in prayers as they leave their families and loved ones. Do support them by donating to their fundraisers and remembering them.
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Rylee Goodrich with her
dog
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ryleegoodrichfinancialexpences] |
In Memory of Rylee Goodrich
18 year old Rylee Goodrich was killed in a senseless act of violence while watching the 9:35 p.m. showing of The Forever Purge with Anthony Barajas at a Corona, CA movie theater. This money we are raising is to help Rylee’s family in this time of mourning. Words seem inadequate to express the sorrow felt by the loss of Rylee. Her kindness, and gentle spirit will be remembered forever.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/ryleegoodrichfinancialexpences
Please keep the Goodrich and
Barajas family in your prayers.
Anthony’s Fund can be found here: https://gofund.me/6a5215ee
The Corona Police Department is asking for help from anyone who was inside the theater, in another movie theater, or in the shopping center between 9 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. Those who have any information are asked to contact Senior Detective Slaven Neagu.
*I am Ashley-Starr Cole, Rylee’s cousin and manager of this account. All funds raised from this page will assist my Aunt and Uncle with financial burdens they will encounter due to the death of my cousin (time off work, Rylee’s bills, etc). Danielle and Dave Goodrich will be the beneficiaries*
An undated photo of
18-year-old Rylee Goodrich, who was shot and killed in a movie theater in
Corona, Calif., on July 26, 2021. A man was also wounded. (Instagram)
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/31/vigil-held-for-18-year-old-rylee-goodrich-one-of-two-victims-shot-and-killed-in-corona-movie-theater/] |
Vigil Held For 18-Year-Old Rylee Goodrich, 1 Of 2 Teen Victims Shot And Killed In Corona Movie Theater
By CBSLA Staff
CORONA (CBSLA) – With news of 19-year-old Anthony Barajas’s passing Saturday morning,
friends, family and mourners gathered outside the Corona movie theater where he
and 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich were shot and killed Monday by 20-year-old
Joseph Jimenez.
“I want people to know that Rylee
was such a beautiful and…one of kind. She just wanted to succeed and make her
parents proud,” Shane Batilaran said.
Goodrich, a marketing major with
a full ride scholarship, and Barajas, a TikTok sensation with nearly a million
followers, friends at the vigil missed them most as kind hearted and fun.
Their first date was Monday.
“She would always talk to me,
like, ‘Shane, you have to meet him. I care about your opinion. You’re gonna
love him,’ this and that,” Batilaran said.
An undated photo of
19-year-old Anthony Barajas, who was shot and wounded inside a movie theater in
Corona, Calif., on July 26, 2021. A woman was also killed. (Instagram)
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/31/vigil-held-for-18-year-old-rylee-goodrich-one-of-two-victims-shot-and-killed-in-corona-movie-theater/] |
Police said Jimenez shot the
teenagers during the movie Monday night. Prosecutors said the attack was random
and unprovoked. Workers discovered the teens had been shot after the film
ended. Goodrich was declared dead at the scene. Barajas clinging to life until
today.
The Corona Police Department is
working with the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office to add an
additional count of first-degree murder against Jimenez, officers said.
The Barajas Family released a
statement Saturday that said the following:
“With
deep faith and the love of family and friends surrounding us, we are mourning
the heart-wrenching passing of our beloved Anthony Barajas. From his quick
smile to his compassionate heart, Anthony’s presence was a gift to all who knew
him.
Please
provide our family with the grace of space and privacy as we search for ways to
keep Anthony’s sweet spirit and legacy alive.”
Father Walter Jenkins, president
of Mater Dei High School where Anthony Barajas graduated, released the
following statement with permission from the family:
“From all
that we knew of him during his time at Mater Dei and beyond, Anthony Barajas,
’19, held at the center of his life his faith in Jesus Christ and his love for
those around him. Only our faith in God and our love for one another can
comfort us now from the crushing grief of his death. We pray for Anthony. We
pray for his extraordinary family. We pray for an end to the kind of violence
that led to this wasteful heartbreak.
Anthony
was proudly and always a Monarch. As Monarchs, we stand proud of
Anthony. And we stand with his family in this difficult time.
Under the patronage of Mater Dei, the Mother of God, who was herself a woman
who knew great sorrow, we seek comfort and strength.”
A friend of Barajas also tweeted
that his organs were donated after he was removed from life support.
“Obviously, an 18-year-old woman
and a 19-year-old man do not deserve this and, you know, I know they’re our
guardian angels right now and they just want us…and I know they want us to be
okay,” Batilaran said.
GoFundMe pages have been created
for the families of Goodrich
and Barajas.
Jimenez is being held without
bail and is also charged with lying in wait, which makes him eligible for the
death penalty if convicted.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/31/vigil-held-for-18-year-old-rylee-goodrich-one-of-two-victims-shot-and-killed-in-corona-movie-theater/
The pair were going on
their first date since meeting at a Fourth of July party the night they were
shot, Goodrich's father said. Anthony Barajas,
TikTok/Rylee Goodrich, Facebook
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[PHOTO
SOURCE: https://news.yahoo.com/rylee-goodrich-f-ing-happy-180959582.html] |
In memory of Rylee Erika Goodrich (September 9, 2002 - July 26, 2021)
Rylee Goodrich, age 18, was killed in a
senseless act of gun violence while watching The Forever Purge with a friend at
a movie theater in Corona, CA. Rylee was an innocent and fun-loving girl with
the most beautiful smile and laugh. She was free-spirited and kind and was
truly the life of any party.
Rylee Goodrich was born on September 9, 2002. She graduated Corona High School in 2020, where she played on the varsity volleyball team, ran track and was a cheerleader. Rylee was attending Grand Canyon University, Class of 2024, where she was majoring in business marketing. At just 18 years old, Rylee already had her own eyelash business, Lashed By Ry.
The Corona Police Department is asking for help from anyone who was inside the theater, in another movie theater, or in the shopping center between 9 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. You can donate to Rylee's funeral expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/ryleegoodrichfinancialexpences
INTERNET SOURCE: https://everloved.com/life-of/rylee-goodrich/obituary/
https://everloved.com/life-of/rylee-goodrich/?flow=201
Anthony Barajas and Rylee
Goodrich
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://www.thedailybeast.com/rylee-goodrich-tiktok-star-anthony-barajas-were-executed-on-first-date-at-calif-movie-theater-dad-says] |
Anthony Barajas, 19-year-old shot in Corona movie theater attack, dies
By Brian Rokos | brokos@scng.com
| The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: July 31, 2021 at 10:45 a.m. | UPDATED:
August 1, 2021 at 8:24 a.m.
Anthony Barajas, the 19-year-old
Corona resident who had been on life support since being shot at a Corona movie
theater on Monday, died Saturday morning, July 31.
Barajas died at Riverside Community
Hospital, which released a statement from the family on Saturday.
“With deep faith and the love of
family and friends surrounding us, we are mourning the heart-wrenching passing
of our beloved Anthony Barajas. From his quick smile to his compassionate
heart, Anthony’s presence was a gift to all who knew him.
“Please provide our family with
the grace of space and privacy as we search for ways to keep Anthony’s sweet
spirit and legacy alive,” the statement said.
A friend of Barajas tweeted that
he became an organ donor.
“The injuries to his brain were
irreparable. July 30th at 11 p.m., Anthony was wheeled down an ‘honor walk’
where he would ultimately donate his organs so others may live. Please continue
to pray for his family and friends,” tweeted Malik Earnest.
The police are working with the
Riverside County District Attorney’s Office to add a second murder count
against the suspected
shooter, Joseph Jimenez. He had been charged with murder in the death of
Barajas’ friend Rylee Goodrich, 18, and attempted murder in the shooting of
Barajas.
The DA’s Office also had charged
Jimenez, 20, with a special circumstance of lying in wait that makes him
eligible for the death penalty if convicted as charged. A charge of multiple
murders would also be a special circumstance, said John Hall, a spokesman for
the DA’s Office.
Jimenez
had been scheduled to enter pleas on Friday, but that arraignment was
postponed to Aug. 5. It was not immediately clear Saturday whether Barajas’
death would affect that schedule.
Barajas
was a 2019 graduate of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, where he was an
honor student, soccer star and had lead roles in many school plays. He also had
hundreds of thousands of followers on his TikTok social media account.
Turner Mills, co-captain of the
Monarchs soccer team with Barajas, said Saturday he was troubled by the
“absurdity and randomness” of his friend’s death.
“From someone from Mater Dei who
is well-rounded as Anthony, from him playing soccer to doing choir to being at
every party to him leading school rallies and then seeing the worst possible
thing happen to anyone,” Mills said, “people need to be grateful for what they
have.”
While Barajas let his personality
flourish in TikTok videos and was making enough money off of them to live on
his own, Mills said, “Deep down he was more of a down-to-earth guy who was nice
to everyone.”
Father Walter Jenkins, president
of Mater Dei High School, released a statement Saturday afternoon.
“From all that we knew of him
during his time at Mater Dei and beyond, Anthony Barajas, ’19, held at the
center of his life his faith in Jesus Christ and his love for those around him.
Only our faith in God and our love for one another can comfort us now from the
crushing grief of his death. We pray for Anthony. We pray for his extraordinary
family. We pray for an end to the kind of violence that led to this wasteful
heartbreak.
“As Monarchs, we stand proud of
Anthony. And we stand with his family in this difficult time.
“Under the patronage of Mater
Dei, the Mother of God, who was herself a woman who knew great sorrow, we seek
comfort and strength.”
Barajas and Goodrich, who police
said were shot in the head, were on a date at Regal Edwards cinema at the
Crossings at Corona shopping center. They
were found by an employee after the last showing of the night of “The
Forever Purge,” a movie whose plot centered around the suspension of all criminal
laws for 12 hours once a year.
Goodrich was a 2020 graduate of
Corona High who was planning to attend Grand Canyon University in Arizona.
A
memorial for Goodrich was held on Friday night and another was planned for
Saturday night.
A GoFundMe page to help
Barajas’ family had raised more than $74,000 as of Saturday morning. A GoFundMe
page to help Goodrich’s family took in more than $64,000.
INTERNET SOURCE: https://www.pe.com/2021/07/31/anthony-barajas-shot-in-corona-movie-theater-attack-dies/
20-year-old Joseph Jimenez
has been arrested in a shooting inside a movie theater in Corona, Calif., on
July 26, 2021, that killed a woman and wounded a man. (Corona Police
Department)
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/31/vigil-held-for-18-year-old-rylee-goodrich-one-of-two-victims-shot-and-killed-in-corona-movie-theater/] |
Joseph Jimenez is
accused of shooting Rylee Goodrich and Anthony Barajas at a screening of
"The Forever Purge" at a Corona, California, movie theater.
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[PHOTO SOURCE: https://heavy.com/news/joseph-jimenez-rylee-goodrich-anthony-barajas/] |
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