Corey La Barrie

About

Corey La Barrie was a YouTuber and social media star known for videos at the C4 House where he lived with fellow social media influencers. In May 2020, he died at the age of 25 in a car crash.

History

On January 5th, 2014, Corey La Barrie joined YouTube.

Corey La Barrie posted his earliest available Instagram ^[1] post on November 21st, 2014. The post, a photograph of La Barrie, received more than 890 likes in less than six years (shown below).

On February 26th, 2016, La Barrie posted his earliest available YouTube video, "Egg Roulette ft Kian Lawley." The post received more than 110,000 views in less than five years (shown below, left).

The following year, La Barrie posted his first video to reach a million views. "Most Likely To Ft My Roommates" received more than 1.1 million views in less than three years (shown below, right).

On January 25th, 2018, Corey La Barrie posted his most popular video, "Finish The Lyric W/ My Roommates *Bad Consequences*." The post received more than 1.7 million views in less than three years (shown below).

Death

On May 10th, 2020, his 25th birthday, Corey La Barrie died following a car crash in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times,^[2] Devin Silva, a tattoo artist known for his appearances on the reality competition Ink Master, "was driving fast in a 2020 McLaren 600LT about 9:40 p.m. Sunday when he lost control, ran off the road and hit a stop sign and a tree." La Barrie sat in the passenger seat.

The following day, La Barrie's brother Jarrad posted a photograph and a tribute to Corey and claimed that Silva, the driver, was intoxicated. He wrote,^[3] "This isn’t something i thought i would ever have to sit here and type out for a very long time or what i wanna do right now but everyone deserves to know, my brother Corey passed away last night in a car accident with his drunk friend driving… this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do i dont how I’m suppose to do this without you i miss you so much already this isn’t fair thank you for always being the best big brother i could ask for i love you so fucking much life’s never gonna be the same without you R.I.P❤️ P.S say hi to grandad and grandma for me i love you." The post received more than 48,000 likes in 24 hours (shown below).

Daniel Silva's Arrest

On May 11th, police arrested Daniel Silva and booked him for murder, according to TMZ.^[4]

Online Reaction

Fans and friends of Corey La Barrie posted messages of condolences following Corey's death. A post made by YouTuber Ryan Abe received more than 65,000 likes and 6,400 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below, left). He wrote,^[5] "Thank you for all of the laughs, memories and great times over the last 6 years." Social media star Taylor Caniff tweeted,^[6] "not corey man." The tweet received more than 11,000 likes and 500 retweets (shown below, right).

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