"Allegedly her daughter was bumped," Johnson said. Johnson makes it clear his client will likely continue to pay a hefty price for the incident because now she and her husband have been called racists which they deny.Īfter the incident, Eric Wuestenberg, a disabled veteran, lost his job at Oakland University as coordinator for Veteran Support Services, while Jillian said she had lost her job at Hallmark. "One point they are very relieved, they literally just broke down crying once the charges were dismissed against them," said Terry Johnson "This has been almost three years of sheer hell for them." ![]() Jillian Wuestenberg's attorney Terry Johnson spoke about the relief his client experienced. "We received a lot of backlash and hate mail behind this incident so as a mother, I was trying to protect me and my children." "I feared for me and my children's life," she said. The mother who does not want to be identified explained why she chose not to testify. "Because the safety and security of our shoppers, tenants and employees is of the utmost importance, the center's management and security teams have been working closely with local law enforcement authorities to aid in their investigation of the incident," the mall added, noting that the Vancouver Police Department has since "referred a charge of displaying a firearm against the woman with the gun to the Vancouver city attorney's office.The Wuestenbergs said they felt threatened as the altercation escalated. "The mall security team also promptly alerted the Vancouver Police Department. "The shopping center's CCTV footage of the incident shows that mall security responded within 20 seconds of the gun being displayed," Vancouver Mall said. The Vancouver Mall then issued a statement in the comments section of a promotional post for a mall event. One outspoken Facebook user demanded answers, claiming that the mall's "security is shown walking past and not even attempting to intervene." Newsweek has also requested a copy of the police report on the incident.įollowing the incident, concerned mall-goers sought answers from the Vancouver Mall. Theo spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department confirmed with Newsweek that no one was injured in the dispute and that the woman's gun was determined to be unloaded at the time. "That shows how gun violence is being normalized."Ī woman was caught on video brandishing a weapon at a group of Black teenagers at the Vancouver Mall in Washington. ![]() "And it was crazy how unbothered the man who walked was," he remarked. Theo also told Newsweek that he decided to upload 15 seconds of the altercation to TikTok "to spread awareness of the Vancouver Mall and to show a glimpse of how people and others react to gun violence." ![]() "No one knows what the person with the gun is capable of."Īlthough he noted that since posting the video he learned of the history of animosity between the two families, he immediately feared that because it was a "white woman.pointing a gun at a group of Black women." It seemed to be "some racially motivated activity." "I have never experienced a gun being pulled out in public before and it was definitely frightening," he said. Newsweek spoke to Theo, who said that he was "shocked" at the sight of the weapon. "The security don't know how to handle the situation smh," another added. Like they have no idea how to handle the situation," one viewer wrote. While several commenters found it humorous that the unknown man walked past the woman and her weapon in the middle of the argument, most were horrified by the encounter and expressed dismay at the security guards' response. The TikTok video has since been viewed nearly 50 million times and liked by over 8.6 million users. He captioned the video, "This is vancouver WA for you lmaooo." "This girl pulled a g*n at vancouver mall and this guy just casually walks past her," Theo writes in the video-text overlay. The daughters in both families are screaming at each other.ĭuring the dispute, an unidentified male is seen walking into Lids past the woman and her gun as several security officers try to intervene and move the Black family away from the store. The white woman is seen in the video pointing her gun at one of the Black teenagers, who is being pulled back by a woman holding a baby. It's not clear what the families were arguing about. ![]() Shead also tweeted video footage from another angle at the beginning of the fight, which had been uploaded to TikTok by user also known as Theo. Is vancouver WA for you lmaooo #vancouver #washington #mall #scary #sketchy #gun #violence #assault #damn #fyp ♬ I like tuh by carnage - js3dits
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