Police in California on Sunday were trying to determine the motive behind a \u00ab\u00a0random and unprovoked attack\u00a0\u00bb at a movie theater that left two people \u2026<\/b>
\nPolice in California on Sunday were trying to determine the motive behind a \u00ab\u00a0random and unprovoked attack\u00a0\u00bb at a movie theater that left two people dead, including teen TikTok star Anthony Barajas. Barajas died Saturday from wounds suffered in the shooting July 26 at the Regal Edwards Theatre in Corona, a Riverside County city of 160,000 people 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Joseph Jimenez,20, was being held on $2 million bail on murder and other charges, including a special circumstance of lying in wait that makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Police said Rylee Goodrich,18, and Barajas,19, both of Corona, had watched the film \u00ab\u00a0The Forever Purge.\u00a0\u00bb The film is the fifth installment in a franchise of horror movies in which murder and other violent crimes are legal for one day every year. After the movie ended, theater employees cleaning the auditorium and made the \u00ab\u00a0horrific discovery that the two victims had been shot in the head,\u00a0\u00bb Riverside County prosecutor Mike Hestrin said in a statement. Goodrich was pronounced dead at the scene. Barajas, a social media influencer whose TikTok account had amassed almost 1 million followers, was taken to a nearby hospital where he remained on life support until his death, Hestrin said. No motive for the shootings was immediately determined, and there was no known connection between the victims and Jimenez, Hestrin said. Robbery charges were filed, but it was not clear whether that was the motive. \u00ab\u00a0Based on the evidence provided to our office, this appears to be a random and unprovoked attack,\u00a0\u00bb Hestrin said. Malik Earnest, a friend of Barajas, tweeted a thanks to everyone who \u00ab\u00a0lifted Anthony in prayer.\u00a0\u00bb \u00ab\u00a0Anthony was wheeled down an ‘honor walk’ where he would ultimately donate his organs so others may live,\u00a0\u00bb Earnest wrote. After the shooting, Corona police detectives determined Jimenez was a potential suspect in the shootings, Hestrin said. The Riverside County Gang Impact Team was asked to assist in locating Jimenez. Jimenez does not have any know gang affiliation, however the team often assists in finding and arresting suspects in major violent crimes, Hestrin said. Jimenez was taken into custody the next day. During the service of the search warrant, detectives found and seized a handgun of the same caliber as the weapon believed used in the murder, Hestrin said. The county Division of Victim Services was assisting Rylee\u2019s family to provide funeral expenses through the California Victim Compensation Board. Family members set up a gofundme account that had raised more than $60,000 on Sunday. \u00ab\u00a0Words seem inadequate to express the sorrow felt by the loss of Rylee,\u00a0\u00bb cousin Ashley-Starr Cole said. \u00ab\u00a0Her kindness and gentle spirit will be remembered forever. \u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n