YouTuber Shot After Trying To Prank Man In A Mall

A YouTuber was shot within the abdomen on April 2 in a Virginia mall after trying to play what he known as a “simple practical joke” on a person.

Tanner Cook is a member of the Classified Goons, a gaggle that has been posting prank movies on YouTube since May 2022. Known as “just a couple of ‘bone heads,’” in keeping with the group’s YouTube channel description, these pranksters have racked up tens of millions of views throughout TikTook and YouTube for his or her usually foolish and childish jokes. One of the group’s most watched movies options common streamer JiDion, during which he and one of many Goons stroll by way of shops snitching on the cameraperson filming random individuals in a bombastic method to begin drama. Another video reveals a Goon member telling dealerships that one of many automobiles being bought on the lot is definitely their stolen automotive. You know, very highschool, early-to-mid 2010s YouTube-era stuff. Nothing too heinous or egregious. However, a latest sensible joke try went awry and resulted in unlucky (and unwarranted) violence this week.

YouTuber Tanner Cook shot, arrest made

According to information station WUSA9, Cook was shot within the abdomen and liver whereas recording a Classified Goons video contained in the Dulles Town Center mall in Sterling, Virginia. The suspected shooter, 31-year-old Alan W. Colie, was arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm within the fee of a felony, and discharging a firearm inside a constructing. An investigation continues to be underway, whereas Cook had surgical procedure for the incident. He informed WUSA9 that Colie didn’t say something. He simply pulled out a gun and shot Cook.

“I’m fine,” Cook informed WUSA9 in an unique interview. “I was just playing a prank, a simple practical joke, and this guy didn’t take it very well and shot me.”

Kotaku reached out to Cook and the Classified Goons for remark.

Cops responded in three minutes

In a press launch, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) stated that when a name was positioned at round 11:57 a.m. native time reporting the incident, deputies have been on the scene inside three minutes. Colie, the suspect, was swiftly arrested.

“One adult male victim was found outside the mall with a gunshot wound to the abdomen,” LCSO stated. “The victim was treated for injuries by deputies and members of the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System (LC-CFRS) and transported to a local hospital for treatment. At this time, it does not appear that the suspect and the victim were known to each other.”

LCSO stated deputies on the scene additionally “checked the entire mall” to see if some other suspects or victims have been current, however nothing was reported in that regard.

When reached for remark, a LCSO detective informed Kotaku that the division can’t disclose a lot data as a result of the incident continues to be underneath investigation.

“We do have the shooter in custody,” the LCSO detective stated. “We can’t release the victim’s name or the fact that the victim has a social media presence, which you might already know. We’re limited on what we can say, but the victim is still in the hospital. Other than that, we don’t know their status.”

Despite such a traumatizing predicament that may rattle most folk, Cook informed WUSA9 that the capturing isn’t going to cease him. Posting is his “passion,” he informed the information station, so he’s intent to return to YouTube. Cook’s anticipated to make a full restoration.