On Wednesday, two amazing, young women were alive. On Thursday, shortly after a rampage from a 59-year-old male in a Lafayette movie theater, they were dead. They were strangers to one another and many across the world, but their deaths has touched the lives of millions as their families and friends remember the mark each woman left behind. The two women were part of a larger attendance at a morning showing of Trainwreck, a movie featuring Cleveland Cavaliers all-star, LeBron James. No one expected a troubled person would be sitting among them with evil intent.
Moments after the movie started, a man stood up and quietly started shooting. He shot and killed the two women, injured nine others and turned the gun on himself. Officials said there was no related motive to the victims involved.
Jillian Johnson, 33, was a married woman who was called “brilliant” by those who knew her. She and her husband owned the Red Arrow Workshop. Johnson had an eye and knack for intricate art and design. She was a community staple who created beautiful designs and artwork for those in the arts and music industries. On Johnson’s Facebook page numerous friends, relatives and colleagues share the warmth Johnson embodied. She welcomed everyone new and known into her home and her heart. Johnson loved music and was putting together her band called The Figs.
Mayci Breaux, 21, was engaged to her fiance and a student at LSU. She was a well-loved colleague at Coco Eros, a women’s clothing store in Lafayette. The store closed for Friday in honor of Breaux and encouraged the community to send their “prayers to her family and friends during this tragic time.”
Viral Global News extends their deepest condolences to the family, friends, colleagues and all those affected by the tragic loss of two, beautiful, innocent lives.