Feb. 27 (UPI) — A California man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting two people, including TikTok personality Anthony Barajas, in a movie theater in 2021.
Joseph Jimenez, 23, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 50 years on Monday, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement .
He was accused of killing Fylee Goodrich, 18, and 19-year-old Barajas on July 26, 2021, during a showing of a movie at the Regal Edwards Theater in Corona, a city located about 23 miles east of Anaheim.
Barajas’ mother, Catherine Barajas, told reporters after sentencing on Monday that she was “very happy this part is over.”
“It’s been a very long two and a half years, and it’s time to close this chapter to focus on our son and to carry on his legacy,” she said. “We’re going to do that by continuing to do small acts of kindness one at a time, to make a difference in the world and to keep him alive.”
Movie theater staff cleaning the theater on July 26 found Goodrich and Barajas were shot in the head, with Goodrich declared dead and the scene and Barajas transported to the hospital where he remained on life support for several days until he succumbed to his injuries.