VA - Alan W. Colie, 31, shoots Youtuber Tanner Cook while he was filming prank video - 4/5/23

[Bishop Black]

21-Year-Old YouTuber Tanner Cook Says He Was Shot During Virginia Mall Prank Video, Man Arrested

A YouTuber is recovering in the hospital after he said he was shot while playing a prank on a man in a Virginia mall food court

people.com

A YouTuber from Virginia ended up in the hospital with gunshot wounds after he tried to prank a man in a local mall food court.

Alan W. Colie, 31, was arrested on Sunday and charged with "aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm within a building," said police. "The shooting resulted from an interaction between the victim and Colie in the food court."

Police did not identify the shooting victim in their release; however, court documents named him as Tanner Cook of the Classified Goons YouTube channel, according to WUSA9, who spoke with the social media personality from his hospital bed.

 

[LadyL]

21-Year-Old YouTuber Tanner Cook Says He Was Shot During Virginia Mall Prank Video, Man Arrested

A YouTuber is recovering in the hospital after he said he was shot while playing a prank on a man in a Virginia mall food court

people.com

A YouTuber from Virginia ended up in the hospital with gunshot wounds after he tried to prank a man in a local mall food court.

Alan W. Colie, 31, was arrested on Sunday and charged with "aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm within a building," said police. "The shooting resulted from an interaction between the victim and Colie in the food court."

Police did not identify the shooting victim in their release; however, court documents named him as Tanner Cook of the Classified Goons YouTube channel, according to WUSA9, who spoke with the social media personality from his hospital bed.

well he looks pleasant

they didn't give any details on the prank in the article

 

[MajorHoople]

YouTuber Shot In Mall "Traumatized' Woman Weeks Before Shooting, She Says

WUSA9 - Apr 6, 2023

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"Natalie Lomax said she and her sister experienced one of Tanner Cook’s pranks in Loudoun County about three weeks before the shooting. However, Lomax says she prefers to describe them more as harassment.

Despite his injuries, Cook told WUSA9 he plans to continue making videos because it is his passion.

“It’s incredibly upsetting,” said Lomax. “It makes me angry and makes me worried for my community.”

On March 9, Lomax and her sister were shopping at a Target in Sterling when a man dressed up in a security shirt warned them about a stalker.

“We were approached by a man who was wearing a security shirt and told us there was a known stalker in the Target who he noticed had been following us,” recalled Lomax. “This man said he looked gothic and was wearing dark eyeliner and lipstick. We look over and we see the gothic gentleman standing there and staring at us.”

Lomax said the man in the security shirt walked them out to the check-out line even though the man dressed up in dark clothing kept following them until they left the store. Lomax reported the incident to Target the next day and contacted the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

She claims it was Cook who was pretending to be security. Her experience was never posted on the channel. Other videos show Cook wearing a security shirt while inside a Target playing pranks.

While Lomax does not believe a shooting was justified, she believes his pranks are provoking and taunting.

“What’s the intention behind what he’s doing?” asked Lomax. “The intention in my opinion is he’s trying to instill fear. It worked. We were left very fearful and traumatized by his actions."

 

[evilwise]

Watched this guy's channel a bit, his chosen name Goon is about right. It was more entertaining knowing he got shot for it. You can't buy this kind of publicity.

 

[10ofRods]

Watched this guy's channel a bit, his chosen name Goon is about right. It was more entertaining knowing he got shot for it. You can't buy this kind of publicity.

This is one of the briefest and most effective Youtube reviews I've ever read.

 

[KooshBall]

The fact that he didn't learn anything, and is going to keep harassing people, is unfortunate. People doing good deeds should be getting attention, not people harassing strangers, our current society is pretty backwards.

 

[evilwise]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Colie eventually was at least invited to join the channel's regular cast. That's what YouTube has come to.