YouTuber Shot In Stomach As Prank Goes Wrong
A 21-year-old YouTuber was shot in the stomach and left fighting for his life after he claims he played a ‘simple prank’ on a stranger inside a Virginia mall.
Tanner Cook, 21, was filming a video at the Dulles Town Center mall when a fight broke out with Alan Colie, 31, of Leesburg, Virginia.
It is not clear what Cook’s prank entailed, but his previous form includes pretending to vomit on an Uber driver and asking strangers to play n3ked Twister.
Cook remained in intensive care for several days after a bullet pierced through his stomach and liver.
Colie was arraigned Monday accused of aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm inside a building.
Sheriff Mike Chapman said the shooting resulted from a fight that broke out in the food court of the Dulles Town Center mall.
A video recorded by an Instagram user showed Colie being arrested and pinned to the ground.
From his hospital bed, Cook spoke to WUSA9 after undergoing surgery. He said he had been playing a joke on Colie for another video.
‘I was playing a prank and a simple practical joke, and this guy didn’t take it very well,’ said Cook, who added that the incident will not deter him from continuing to make videos.
Cook created content for an account called Classified Goons, which has just under 40,000 subscribers.
The videos on the channel include Cook pretending to vomit on an Uber driver, playing a prank on a Target employee, and asking strangers to play n3ked Twister.
Cook’s friend had been recording the video when Colie allegedly pulled out his gun. The family said the video is now part of police evidence.
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