The family of Tanner Cook, a YouTuber who was recently shot at a mall in Virginia, has received harassment since his hospitalization, his father says.
Jeramy Cook said he has received messages stating that his son deserved to get shot because of his YouTube channel. He also said he has been getting contacts and messages to his phone that have made him feel threatened.
Tanner Cook's videos, posted on his YouTube channel Classified Goons, have received backlash since he was injured at the Dulles Town Center Mall in Sterling, Virginia on Sunday.Cook was playing a prank involving Google Translate at the time of the shooting.
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