Teen And Her TikTok Star Date Both Dead After Being Shot While At The Movies Together
Corona, California. On July 26th, 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich was on a date with 19-year-old TikTok star Anthony Barajas.
The two teens went to the movie theatre located in the Crossing At Corona, and they were watching the horror movie The Forever Purge.
While Rylee and Anthony were inside of the theatre when someone shot both teens.
At 11:45 that evening, officers with the Corona Police Department rushed to the theatre after a call came in for help.
“Upon arrival, officers located a male and female both suffering from gunshot wounds,” the Corona Police Department said in a statement.
Facebook; pictured above is Rylee
“The 19-year-old male from Corona was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 18-year-old female from Corona succumbed to her injuries at the scene.”
Rylee passed away in the theatre, and Anthony was put on life support. Yesterday, Anthony sadly passed away from his injuries.
“Anthony was the light of so many people’s lives and there are tough times ahead, but we have amazing family and friends to get through this,” Anthony’s loved ones said on a GoFundMe page, where he was also described as an “amazing brother, son, and friend.”
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Facebook; pictured above is another photo of Rylee
“Rylee was an innocent and fun-loving girl with the most beautiful smile and laugh,” her friend Eva wrote.
“She was free-spirited and kind and was truly the life of any party.”
Rylee was going to Grand Canyon University, and she was studying business marketing. Rylee also had her own lash company called Lashed By Ry.
The day after Rylee and Anthony were both shot in their heads, officers arrested 20-year-old Joseph Jimenez and charged him with murder and robbery.
“Based on statements obtained, there is no known motive and it appears to be an unprovoked attack,” the Corona Police Department explained.
Joseph is currently behind bars at the Riverside Presley Detention Center and his bail has been set at $2 million dollars.
GoFundMe; pictured above is Anthony
The Corona Police Department is asking anyone with information on what happened to Rylee and Anthony to please call 951-736-2330, or call Senior Detective Dan Neagu at 951-739-4916.
He can also be reached by emailing [email protected].
If you would like to donate to the GoFundMe for Anthony’s family you can do that here, and if you would like to donate to the GoFundMe for Rylee’s family, you can do that here.
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