Although not all of their content is of "prank robberies", a quick YouTube search shows why content creators are even considering doing this type of content - some videos have views in the eight figures. Timothy Wilks Killed During YouTube Prank Robbery In Nashville YouTube A 20-Year-Old Man Was Fatally Shot While Filming A YouTube 'Prank' Robbery The man who shot Timothy Wilks told police he didn't know that what looked like a robbery was a prank. Channels like BigDawsTv (7.49M subscribers) and ThatWasEpic (5.42M subscribers) command large followings. Prank videos are extremely popular YouTube content still, and the views on many of them are in the millions. Starnes claimed he did not know it was a prank robbery and said he was acting in self-defense, cops said.
He has admitted shooting the 20-year-old YouTube prankster. Wilks and his friend held butcher knives as they approached the group, at which point Starnes - who was legally allowed to carry a handgun - shot Wilks in, claiming he believed he and the others in the group were in danger.Īt the time of reporting, no arrests have been made, and the police are conducting additional investigation. According to Tennessee's code, a person has "no duty to retreat before using deadly force, as long as you are acting lawfully and are in a place you have a right to be in." 3 Timothy Wilks was shot dead in the parking lot of Urban Air trampoline park Credit: Google Who killed Timothy Wilks David Starnes, 23, was the man who opened fire on Wilks. According to a press release shared by Nashville authorities, 20-year-old YouTuber Timothy Wilks was shot. 5, Wilks and a friend of his approached a group of people, which included the shooter, David Starnes Jr., 23. A Tennessee man is dead after participating in a prank robbery for a YouTube video.
YouTuber Timothy Wilks, 20, has been shot and killed while making a prank robbery video for his YouTube channel, the Washington Post reports. A man was shot and killed in Tennessee on Friday after he and a friend attempted a robbery prank for YouTube, according to Metro Nashville police in a.
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