{"id":187582,"date":"2023-10-03T08:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=187582"},"modified":"2023-10-03T08:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T08:11:54","slug":"video-shows-moment-delivery-driver-shot-youtube-prankster-inside-virginia-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/lifestyle\/video-shows-moment-delivery-driver-shot-youtube-prankster-inside-virginia-mall\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Shows Moment Delivery Driver Shot YouTube Prankster Inside Virginia Mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alan Colie was acquitted of aggravated malicious wounding of YouTube prankster Tanner Cook, who was shot after he kept putting a phone in Colie&#039;s face, despite being told to stop.<\/h2>\n<p>A DoorDash delivery man who was acquitted of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting of YouTube prankster Tanner Cook will still remain behind bars until a hearing contesting the verdict later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being found not guilty of the most serious charge he was facing, Alan Colie, 31, was found guilty of one of two lesser firearms counts. Last week, a jury convicted him of using a firearm during the commission of a felony, while acquitting him of malicious shooting inside an occupied building.<\/p>\n<p>Colie shot Cook in the chest back in April 2 at the Dulles Center Mall in Virginia, during an interaction Cook was filming for his Classified Goons YouTube page. In his videos, Cook often tries to get a rise or reaction out of everyday people with bizarre behavior in public; footage of the incident in question was shown during the trial, with a portion of it being released to the media following the verdict (<em>below<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unable to render YouTube Video.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jury acquits delivery driver of main charge in Dulles Town Center shooting of YouTube prankster\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0OYQ1Uf5oAU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In the video, which was filmed by another member of Cook&#8217;s team, the YouTuber is seen putting his phone in Colie&#8217;s face after the latter picked up an order from the mall&#8217;s food court.<\/p>\n<p>Using a translator app, Cook holds up the phone as it says, &#8220;Hey dips&#8211;t, quit thinking about my twinkle&#8221; &#8212; prompting Colie to ask, &#8220;What&#8217;s that mean?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Cook continues to ask the man the same question on repeat, Colie tells him, &#8220;No,&#8221; threatens to call the police and says to &#8220;Stop&#8221; repeatedly, before reaching into his jacket, pulling out a gun and shooting Cook in the chest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.toofab.com\/image\/87\/5by4\/2023\/09\/21\/8779691948df49e1a92d848c065463da_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>            Mothers of Teens Arrested in Fatal Vegas Hit-and-Run React with Shock, Reference &#039;Inaccuracies in Media&#039;          <\/h4>\n<p>During the trial last week, according to the <strong>AP<\/strong>, Cook &#8212; who has since recovered &#8212; testified that while he doesn&#8217;t try to make his subjects react with fear or anger, sometimes his actions do elicit that response. He also said he &#8220;almost&#8221; stopped filming Colie, but decided against it because he didn&#8217;t sense any fear or anger at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There was no reaction,&#8221; he said of their interaction, before admitting he had been thrown out of the mall the day prior for trying to film additional pranks. Prosecutors also <strong>argued in closing statements<\/strong> that while Cook&#8217;s actions were &#8220;stupid,&#8221; &#8220;silly&#8221; and possibly even &#8220;offensive,&#8221; they didn&#8217;t believe &#8220;a cellphone in the ear&#8221; was enough to warrant a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Testifying on his own behalf, Colie said he feared for his safety at the time, while his attorney said he was licensed to carry a concealed weapon. The defense also said their client felt menaced by the 6-foot-5 Cook &#8212; who they argued &#8220;is trying to confuse people to post videos&#8221; and is &#8220;not worried that he&#8217;s scaring people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unable to render YouTube Video.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTuber Tanner Cook reacts to not guilty verdict for man who shot him\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WpBqKTLZN3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Before the verdict, the jury initially said they were &#8220;divided in terms of whether the defendant acted in self defense&#8221; after around three hours of deliberation. After the judge urged further deliberations, they came back with a verdict a couple hours later.<\/p>\n<p>Colie&#8217;s attorney argued the lesser firearms conviction is inconsistent with Virginia law, since he was acquitted on the grounds of self defense; a hearing on the issue has been set for October 19, with Colie remaining behind bars during that time.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the verdict on his way out of the courthouse last week, Cook told WUSA, &#8220;I really don&#8217;t care. It is what it is, it&#8217;s god&#8217;s plan at the end of the day&#8221; (<em>video above<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.toofab.com\/image\/a1\/5by4\/2023\/10\/01\/a1f3d12d4f2a49a7bae08c6d0106ba01_xs.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid article-block__img-fluid\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>            Jada Pinkett Smith Hopes Arrest for Murder of Lifelong Friend Tupac Shakur Brings &#039;Closure,&#039; &#039;Answers&#039;          <\/h4>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2023\/10\/02\/video-shows-moment-delivery-driver-pulled-gun-on-youtuber-inside-virginia-mall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Colie was acquitted of aggravated malicious wounding of YouTube prankster Tanner Cook, who was shot after he kept putting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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