YouTuber Tanner Cook was shot at a Virginia mall on Sunday while filming a prank video. Loudon County authorities charged Alan Colie in connection with the incident.
, Classified Goons, is dedicated to filming"pranks" in public settings. In one video, he and a friend dress up as clowns and ride around a grocery store in handicapped scooters. In another video, he threatens to throw up on Uber drivers in their vehicles. In another, he accuses people in PetSmart of stealing animals.
The pranks often result in angry strangers, who call the police or try to stop Tanner and his friends from filming.The Cooks have received numerous threatening messages since the shooting, saying Tanner deserved to get shot because of his prank videos."Your son deserved to be shot because he was harassing and assaulting others in public," one message read."…There's millions of us out there. Don't mess with us.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Alan Colie, 31, of Leesburg, in connection with the April 2 shooting incident at Dulles Town Center Mall Food Court. But Jeramy said his son was"just out there being goofy." His family is praying for Tanner's swift recovery.
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