Anthony Barajas; One of the famous "Tik Tok" platform .. died of a shooting in a movie theater in California
Anthony Barajas died; A celebrity on the Tik Tok platform succumbed to his injuries after a shooting in a movie theater in California, according to local police.
Anthony Barajas, 19, was with Riley Goodrich; She is one of his friends, attending the screening of "The Forever Borg" last week in a cinema hall in Corona, about 75 kilometers from Los Angeles, when a man opened fire.
The film is set in a dystopian future (a fictional society, corrupt, frightening, or somehow unwanted) in which all crimes, including murder, are permitted one day a year. At the end of the show, workers in the cinema found the two friends, who were among the few spectators who were attending the movie show that night.
Riley Goodrich died on the spot, while Anthony Barajas was taken to hospital with a serious injury. Corona police said he died on Saturday of his injuries. Anthony Barajas, better known online as "Its Anthony Michael," had nearly a million followers on TikTok, where he posted short videos documenting his daily life.
Police arrested the 20-year-old suspect, Joseph Jimenez, but said they favored the hypothesis of an "unprovoked attack". Security forces said that a firearm and other evidence linking it to the crime scene were found at the suspect's home.
Items were stolen during the attack, without this being the main motive for the crime, according to the police, who indicated that Joseph Jimenez acted alone and had no connection with his victims in advance.
The United States is witnessing a rise in armed violence, which President Joe Biden described as a "scourge." The country recorded more than 19,000 gun murders in 2020, a year that saw an increase in murders in all US cities.
