Shooting: Teenage Love Gone Bad

Posted on November 14th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: News, Shooting, SMH, What the Hell???

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This is Johanna Orozco. She was with her pictured boyfriend, Juan Ruiz Jr., throughout high school and were supposedly in love.. until he shot her in the face with a shotgun. Johanna lived and has been going through surgeries ever since:

It seemed like the perfect romance between Cleveland high school seniors Johanna Orozco and Juan Ruiz Jr. “He was funny, he was a great listener, and he was there for me when I needed him to be” Orozco, now 20, said. She seemed to have it all. Then one day Orozco’s luck changed in a way she could never have imagined, when Ruiz — once the love of her life — fired a shotgun at her face, sending her through a medical marathon of reconstructive surgery and recovery.

Before their relationship took its dark turn, the attractive and popular couple was the envy of their classmates at Lincoln West High School. “They were gorgeous…gorgeous and they looked good on each other’s arms. They were the ideal couple,” said drama teacher Catherine Zak. “Everyone wanted to be like Johanna and Juan. They were outgoing, personable and very much in love.” After a year and a half their happy relationship turned tumultuous, as Ruiz became irrationally possessive and violent, Orozco says.

“I loved him and I thought if I was able to help him, he’ll be able to change,” she told “20/20′s” Elizabeth Vargas. “I guess I was just in denial.” Orozco began documenting her emotions in her journal. “Dear Journal,” she wrote in April 2006, “My heart is really sad now. Today, Juan had pushed me and called me a bitch. It hurt me so much inside. I don’t understand why he turned out to be this way…he never was like that towards me before.” With her Prince Charming long gone, Orozco tried to end things with Ruiz, but he refused.

“He would either threaten to kill me or hurt me or himself if I didn’t take him back, or he’ll beat me until I said, ‘Okay, we’re back together,’” she told “20/20.” “I was just scared.”

In a final attempt to break up, Orozco removed Ruiz’s photos from her My Space page in Feb. 2007. That’s when Ruiz came to her home in the middle of the night and raped her at knife point. Before he left, he threatened her, saying that he’d kill her, if she told anyone.

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Poor girl. SMH

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  • Tracey

    Oh man, what a sad sad story, I really fell for this girl!

  • Tracey

    *feel*

  • I Am Legend (A Wise Man Told Me Dont Argue With Fools)

    thats horrible..how do you shoot someone in the face cause she doesnt wanna be with you? well atleast she is still alive I hope he never sees outside of a jail cell

  • Tracey

    I am not feeling women beaters at all!

  • Bri

    Saw the story last night. She’s in Cleveland so I remember when the story first broke 2 years ago. She looks a bit better than the picture posted though (thank God) due to reconstructive surgeries. I also have a lot of respect for her as she is trying to change laws and encourage girls to leave abusive relationships.

  • Ms.EJ

    The Lord spared her for a reason that only HE knows. I am glad for her and her family that she is alive. She is truly a living testimony on many things. This is so sad that this happened to her. Domestic Violence does not discriminate against any age.

  • DAYWALKER( MR INTENSITY!!!!)

    Yeah, but where’s all the Chris Brown supporters at??? This is what I’m talking about!! Letting someone walk the streets who abuses women is just a timebomb waiting to explode…..SMH…

  • http://bossip.com DEE

    Please any ladies in domestic prob when u see a sign please leave these guys alone, u never know what they are capable of :-(

  • http://ticketstubz.blogspot.com CF

    anyone else reminded of Chris Breezy and RiRi?

  • Tracey

    You not what the sad thing is, this beast looks like Chris Brown too!

  • Andromaches

    Sorry, I meant shooting women in the face is common.

  • http://nautysgirl@yahoo.com bklynlady

    AND HE LOOK LIKE CHRIS BROWN!!!!!!!!!!

    THATS ALL IM SAYING :-X

  • Andromaches

    Sorry for the multiple posts but I didn’t proof my comment well at all. The line, ‘I’m not making *like* of her situation at all but I’ve seen so much worse.’ It should be *light* not *like*.

    I wish there was a way to edit comments after they’ve been posted.

  • DAYWALKER( MR INTENSITY!!!!)

    @Andromaches:

    My whole thing is: If it gets to the point where I feel as though I can’t have a rational conversation with a female, I find a way to get away from her till we can both cool off…If it gets to the point where I’m being physically abused, I’ll leave and end things….I understand that women get emotional, but I refuse to get into a place where I’m left with no choice but to defend myself…Especially when I see it coming….

  • MWNY

    I saw this lastnight and it brought tears to my eyes. That is so sad and I do believe he was remorseful after it happened. Sometimes love is a drug and it’s sad he couldn’t let go. Someone did let her know that he was out but she didn’t think nothing would happen. Also, if he was on house arrest why didn’t he have on an ankle monitor. The moment I feel a guy is controlling asking where I am going who I am with etc I’m done. Telling me I don’t need friends. Buh-Bye

  • Tracey

    Love is a drug? The guy was mentally retarted from the get go. He was abusive to her even when they were going out, he pushed her around and called her abusive names.

    All he had to do was “love” and treat her right, and they would most probably be together to this day.

  • Ms.EJ

    @DAYWALKER- Awww *blushes* I’m good, but I am definitely coming down with something (cough w/chest burn). You must have had a long, but fun night last night ;) I tell you some men and even some women just have anger issues and do not know how to control themselves. I respect one who admits their problem and takes the step to treat it, but until that happens that stay away order will remain in place for my protection.

  • Tena

    I’m still a Chris Brown and Rihanna supporter, he never once denied what he did was right or made any type of excuses. He told everyone that’s not the man he wants to be. He tried to reaching out for help, but all people wants to do is turn their back and talk negative instead of saying this young man really needs help and offering him words of encouragement. He is very remorseful for what he did, he is not walking around dissing Rihanna and saying she got what she deserve, no this kid is trying to better himself and help other young man so they want make the same mistake he did. He has taken the responsible for his action and he’s trying to become a better man so that he will not be the man he was before. And yes I do believe with the right help anyone can change. If someone had reach out to this young man and young woman this situation could have been prevented. All everyone wants to do is hate these people not knowing that they are victims also. Turning your back is the wrong thing to do. THIS WORLD IS SO FULL OF HATE!!!

  • Ms.EJ

    Tracey

    Love is a drug? The guy was mentally retarted from the get go. He was abusive to her even when they were going out, he pushed her around and called her abusive names.

    All he had to do was “love” and treat her right, and they would most probably be together to this day.
    ————————————————–
    Right on! That is the thing w/abusers though they feel that by them doing these things it is showing their love (yeah right). My ex actually said and I quote “I wouldn’t have done did that to you if I didn’t love you so much” PLAIN STUPID and straight UP BS. But what they are showing is intimidation, humilation, and manipulation and the major one CONTROL.

  • Ms.EJ

    Good day to ALL

    @DAYWALKER- Have a great weekend…heading to go get some medicine can’t take it anymore. *waves goodbye*

  • CanadianChick

    HORRIBLE… DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MUST STOP

  • Tracey

    Ms.EJ

    Tracey

    Love is a drug? The guy was mentally retarted from the get go. He was abusive to her even when they were going out, he pushed her around and called her abusive names.

    All he had to do was “love” and treat her right, and they would most probably be together to this day.
    ————————————————–
    Right on! That is the thing w/abusers though they feel that by them doing these things it is showing their love (yeah right). My ex actually said and I quote “I wouldn’t have done did that to you if I didn’t love you so much” PLAIN STUPID and straight UP BS. But what they are showing is intimidation, humilation, and manipulation and the major one CONTROL.

    _________________________________________________

    Glad to know that you have got out of that sitution. All the best for your future.

  • dont_start_none_wont_be_none

    right about now, i’d like to have that little bastard subjected to some “taliban” justice — PAYBACK.

  • 1985

    OMG that poor girl. People are mistaken if they think they can “change” a person. When a person shows you a dark side of them, get out of the relationship at once before it is too late.

  • DAYWALKER( MR INTENSITY!!!!)

    Goodbye hun, I hope you feel better!!!

  • JASON P.

    @Derrick

    Yeah that’s the show where the women snap on the their men. People have to understand that men aren’t the only people who are violent and have horrible thoughts. But this is a terrible story and I hate that she has to live her life this way.

  • Chris

    Dude kinda look like Chris Breezy….Ladiessss!!! u already know their look run if they confront u lol…

  • ROBBIE

    I DO BELIEVE PEOPLE CAN CHANGE IF THEY HAVE THE RIGHT MINDSET TO BE A BETTER PERSON. WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG AND MAKE A BAD DECISION LIKE THIS IT BEST TO SEEK HELP, IF NOT YOU WILL BE LIKE SOME PEOPLE NOW WHO ARE IN THEIR 40′S AND 50′S STILL THINKING IT’S OKAY TO BEAT ON OTHER PEOPLE.

  • noladebby

    @ Tena- you’re going to be a future victim if you don’t wise up.

  • Sydney™

    Her photo makes me want to cry. I’m so sorry this happened to her.

    “It’s odd how when some crazy, violent men are spurned they go for the woman’s face. Some men use acid, some use a knife, and others use a gun.”

    I think many men realize that a high societal value is placed upon a woman’s exterior, so, in order to hurt her as deeply as they can, that’s the part they attack. She has to live with the disfigurement for the rest of her life — every time she looks into a mirror, she is reminded of what she survived. This was an act of pure evil.

  • smh

    see he was a cutie too, you never can tell who’s capable of what…

  • Sydney™

    *in order to hurt women*

  • Marquis de Sade

    Well if they ever decide to do a sequel for the Elephant Man called THE BRIDE OF ELEPHANT MAN, she’ll be a shoe-in. LOL! Ahhh, young, reckless puppy lust – Such a fickle thing.

  • SHUT UP

    @SYDNEY
    shut the hell up, you are so feminist, always supporting the women and downing the men, i have monitored your annoying comments. where were you on a thread of a black woman beating up a man, and the man did not retaliate? everyone was like i bet sydney will not say anything and they were right, go look it up, yesterday’s thread on trini woman beating her man. once again screw you and your miserable life. stop being negative towards MEN, women like you who do that are the very ugly ones who have been thru alot.

  • Sydney™

    *Satu*day* I guess weekdays are blocked, too. . .

  • serene

    There are some serious issues in yung luv…where these yung guys become controling. Like someone says….when the phone calls about where u r, and what ur doing, and who ur with, and the millions of text starts coming…..its time to cut dude off. I actually read a similar article last nite about a gurl who was killed by her bf, afta she broke up with him. We have teach yung gurls what the red flags are some of think its cute when he text a million times a day, and call a million times day….but afta awhile…it gets overwhelmed, and it becomes controling. The longer they are in these relationships, the harder they are to get out of. And they end up like this….i don’t know whats wrong with these young guys wen a gurl tell em no

  • NYC Gal

    I guess some of you guys believe this girl hit her boyfriend first and he had a right to attack her and disfigure her like that. Just like some of you who believe that Rihanna got what she deserve from Ike Turner Jr.

    BTW This girl could have been Rihanna if that incident didn’t happen back in February to bring everything in the open.

  • Supa Man

    Latinos thimk girlfriend means wife. LOL. Pathetic. Juan stay away from my Trini daughter. She is lightskin but my gun is big and black.

  • On the real…

    Juan need to be put to sleep… he should not be allowed to get out of jail and to have another chance to do anything like this ever again!!! The dude could snap on anybody if he is rejected. Give him the needle.

    Oh yeah!!!

  • jjj/Proud Jamaican

    The Chris beater Brown supporters are probably thinking this woman too also did something to provoke this barbarian (like that excuse would give him the right to do what he did to this woman).
    SMDH…

    I hope she as the strength to get through this and the financial help for her surgery. Sad.

  • white male

    Wow that is sad. Good luck on the recovery girl.

  • SmoK.E.Y.

    so sad… amen she is alive i hope they buried him under the jail

  • Marquis de Sade

    LOL at some of you b!+ches. Y’all actin’ like b!+ch beatin’ was invented by Chris Brown. You h0es need to get a grip and make wiser decisions with whom you decide to whip your p00nani on.

  • Tracey

    Wow how paranoid are Chris Beaters fans, they show how pathetic they really are!

  • MissBr0nx

    And the animal that did this to her only got 27 years in jail…for attempted murder and shooting her at close range with a sawed off shotgun…terrible…

  • Tracey

    Juan Ruiz has made an apology folks!

    As if that means anything to anyone, apart from C.beaters fans!

  • Marquis de Sade

    Tracey

    I’m sure his apology was heartfelt. I suggest you accepted and move on. Ain’t like you can do anything about it but blame Chris Brown for all the future b!+ch beatin’s to come.

  • tolamck

    He does look like Chris Brown!

    And how do you get a pic on here?

  • Nicole

    Funny how he looks like Chris Brown. And Chris also threatened to kill Rihanna. Atleast it stopped before it got to this point and hopefully the anger management will help Chris. I don’t understand this mess. Can’t these men find other women? It’s like if they can’t have you then no one else will. He should get life in prison, stupid little punk.

  • JAMES AKA 007

    typical Spanish men, if they cant have u, no one can.

  • Gimmeabreak78

    This story makes my heart break.

  • lala

    SHUTUP, SHUTUP!

    SYDNEY, keep speaking!…you are 100% correct!

  • yupyanno

    I don’t even know what to say.

    @ JAMES AKA 007
    Where does it say they were spanish?

  • Z-ROCK

    I GUESS EVERY MAN THAT BEATS OR DO SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO THEIR WOMAN, CHRIS BROWN WILL ALWAYS BE BLAMED. I GOT A BIG QUESTION, WHO DO WE BLAME FOR THE WOMEN OUT HERE THAT KILL THEIR HUSBAND FOR NO REASON, JUST FOR MONEY OR JUST TO BE WITH ANOTHER DUDE.

    JAMES BROWN BEAT HIS WIFE, STEVE HARVEY BEAT HIS WIFE, BE BE WINANS BEAT HIS WIFE,THE LIST GOES ON. JAY-Z EVEN SLAP A WOMAN IN THE FACE A COUPLE TIME, SO WHY ISN’T ANYONE CALLING HIM A WOMAN BEATER. WHY DOES HE GETS THE EASY WAY OUT, MAYBE IT’S BECAUSE HE HAS LEARNED FROM THAT SITUATION AND DECIDED TO BETTER HIMSELF AND CHRIS BROWN CAN DO THE SAME. CHRIS IS YOUNG AND HE HAS TIME TO LEARN FROM THIS AND BECOME A BETTER PERSON. THESE MAN ARE IN THEIR 40′S AND STILL DIDN’T LEARN

  • Speaking the truth…

    I support both Chris and Rihanna separately. I have never (thank god) been in an abusive relationship. It takes two weak minded people to stay in an abusive relationship. They both lack the proper attention young people need at their age. He has issue with abuse – she has issue with abuse. CB witness his parents in an abusive relationship…and Rihanna has issues with keeping her hands to herself (bottle over her brother’s head) They both are equally responsible for this situation. Thats how I see. I equally wish them much success and walk away learning from this situation.

    Love is a serious thing. In its purest form – equates to God’s love. So how responsible are you to handle God’s gift of love?

  • Speaking the truth…

    * What I wrote was meant for young people in generaly I was just using CB and RF as an example.

    I feel for this young lady – she did not deserve anything that happened to her. But like someone else stated…she is still here and spared her life.

  • Speaking the truth…

    Anyone who has been abused and still holds on to the anger and bitterness ( basically wishes all abusers rot in hell or die) I empathy with you, however whoever abused you still has the power over you. Until you let that anger and bitterness go – the anger will eat you alive. All those good blessings will be blocked by your anger. Don’t give that gift to the enemy.

  • SUCCESS BABY

    @LALA
    you shut up and stop kissing azz idiot.

  • a black man

    this goes to show that every race has men that are bastards

  • What Idiots

    What happend was tragic and wrong. But this in no way is the same as the chris brown insiddent. I doubth Chris Brown was going to shoot Rihanna. There sittuation was domestic abuse, this situation is far from that, this is beyond even that and goes to a stage of obsession. In Chris Brown case it seemed based on Eye Witness that she was the jealouse one, not that she didnt have the right to be, but in This case the guy was the obsessive type and was having that “if I cant’ be with you, then no one will” type of spyco attitude. Its clear that this dude is extremely spyco. Chris Brown on the other hand was just an idiot who should of known better. Especially since his life and hers is in the media spotlight every day.

  • Ms. Carter

    OMG! I am so sorry that happened to her. That is so crazy how ppl can get so obessed with somone to where it turns into violence…

  • lizzy

    Why don’t you guys blame the woman like you usually do? She must have hit him, right? She must have pushed his buttons or made him mad. Gosh, what a horrible woman she must be!!

  • lizzy

    I bet she hit him first, or that she abused him too. Maybe she attacked him while he was driving. Gosh, when will women learn. Her and Rihanna need to take responsibility for their actions.

  • chris stan

    Leave Chris out of this!He had nothing to do with this girls disfigured face! Damn!!!! Just because yall see a DV story then Chris name have to be in it.

  • chocolatesistah

    Not trying to make light of this story but this is why I still clear of Latino men. While I am not saying that every race doesn’t have men that are very possessive or abusive, Latino men seem to be overly possessive about their women. Unfortunately some women think its cute when their men are possessive and jealous, this is not cute and could actually be a prelude to something much more darker and sinister.

  • maria

    the guy looks so much like Chris Brown…

  • HANNIBALS PIMP AKA MR.BACKHAND

    DEPORT MEXICANS

  • tk

    he does look like Chris Brown but this is different lol.

  • the lioness

    i am in awe of her strenght. and i am proud of rhianna for leaving her abusive relationship. but i must say these young woman need to get out of these relationship as soon as the abuse happens or even better when they get those warning signs that ever abuse man give off early on. i mean the first time he hits you ladies we should leave then if we take them back that just shows the man that i can do whatever i want she wont leave no matter what. it gives him the permission to hit us he may say im sorry and i will never do it again but if he does it once he will do it again please believe me.
    i had a freind that got beat by her boyfriend in her car then he threw her out and left her on the street like she was nothing. not 3 days later she was calling him with a gift like she did something wrong. this is where i get irratated with the situation if a man treats you like you are nothing and you still go back go him who is at fault for future abuse. i think both. woman we need to know that were are worth so much more than this treatment. i was in an emotionally abuse relationship and i left it i couldnt take it that long woman need to learn their self worth. and this is just not abuse situations. this could also be just not being appreciated by their men or taken advantage of. as for chris brown and rhianna there were men beating their woman way!! before chris brown was even born and there will be men that beat their woman way!! after chris brown is dead in the ground to blame him for every abuse case isnt fare instead we need to get these men help and unfortunatly prison aint the answer they will just come out worst then when they went in. they need therapy as well as the woman in the abusive relationships so that they can break the cycle and find good men who will respect, love and cherish them.

  • ruonpoint09

    She did say that she tried breaking up with him several times before this last horrible incident. She should be a sybolism of courage and strength for a lot of young ladies that are not sure what to do. Get out as fast as you can and seek help! My heart goes out to this beautiful young lady.

    Youngblackandfabulous is a better site.

  • sonya

    why the f-u-ck wevery damn story about domestic violence comes right back to chris and rihanna this story and got sh..it to do with that story yall need to let that crap go and focus on this story an not some1 elses, an d tracey i swear to god your on rihannas pay roll

  • http://www.flickr.com thrilla

    he looks like chris brown duznt he ???

  • Ms_NYC

    SMH. He looks like Chris Brown

  • taboo

    You guys are so crazy and paranoid. Yes, domestic violence is serious. No one deserves this. Chris Brown did not invent Domestic Violence nor is he the last one. To say, he looks violent because he looks like Chris is crazy. Abusers come in all races and genders. At least, Chris is getting help. That’s all he can do. Take responsibility and get help. As women we need to take responsibility also, you need to leave at the first sign of abuse. Period. Women stop hitting men and thinking it’s ok because you are a woman. Everyone was not raised in a good household where they were taught violence is not wrong. Men, there is no excuse. Violence is never the answer period.

  • Lokee99

    Thats what the Chris Browns are doing these dayz!

  • bluekid

    ROFL
    rihanna is not with Chris Brown because of the ruling of the judge not because of any decision made by rihanna. I’m glade they are not together because they are like oil and water.

  • trish

    Where are the parents? Parents are supposed to talk to their children about dating and the emotiona; side of it…and how kids should not be allowed to date this seriously? No person should feel like “your everything” at the age of 17.

    Kids are dating to the level of adults with half of the intelligence and maturity. We as ADULTS are failing our children and are allowing this behaviors to be perpetuated.

  • sosad

    What the heck does chris brown and rihanna have to do with this poor girl? they’re both out doing interviews and anything else they can to garner sympathy and sell their whack cd’s. Neither one of them are thinking about domestic violence–they’re partying, buying designer clothes and having fun off of their fans money. I feel so sorry for this young lady and I hope she has a lot of love & support in her life. Her bf had serious mental issues, that go beyond being violent.

  • stacey

    >>>>>>>>In Rhianna’s 20/20 interview, it was revealed that CB had smashed her car window & shoved her against a wall (to the point that the police were called on both occasions) prior to beating her that fateful night. >>>>>>>>

    Yeah she also punched him before he shoved her.And she also slaped him before he smashed the car. Im not a chris brown fan, be he admitted to what he has done. he wants to change, and if someone wants to change it is possible. It is too early to tell whether he has, so noone can say he has but noone can say he hasnt either.

  • stacey

    >>>Chris Brown on the other hand was just an idiot who should of known better. Especially since his life and hers is in the media spotlight every day.>>>>>>

    LOL that is sooo true.

  • mmkayy

    JAMES AKA 007

    typical Spanish men, if they cant have u, no one can.

    ^ this.. *Latin

  • God’s Child

    My prays goes out to her very very sad.

  • THE SoSelphish 1

    Very sad story….

    Glad to know she is recovering well.
    This is when love goes wrong people…

    Recognize the signs!

  • OMG not again

    If I read or hear one more story directly or indirectly about Chris Brown or Rhianna, I am going to kick my own ass. Oh, and, guys let’s brush up on our grammar and spelling.

    Thanks.

  • http://www.myspace.com/thatclassybitch CLASSY

    smh

    i’d make him be with me FOREVER for making me look like that

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