Craigslist Deal Gone Bad Leads to Parking Lot Shootout

By John Falkenberg

ORANGE COUNTY, FL — A man, terrified for his life, opened fire on the person he was trying to buy cell phones from in a Florida shopping center, the Osceola News-Gazette reports.

The would-be robber, presumably trying to psych himself up for the robbery, made a number of threats and made a show of getting a firearm to threaten the buyer with.

Big mistake.

According to the News-Gazette:

At about 5:12 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a Walgreens drug store at 2050 E. Osceola Parkway in Kissimmee to investigate a report of a shooting.

According to a Sheriff’s Office report, a robbery occurred, which led the victim to shoot at the suspect, Alexander Diaz. The victim told deputies he made arrangements through Craigslist to purchase cellphones from Diaz. They met at the Walgreens to conduct the transaction. Diaz then demanded more money from the victim and made verbal threats, insinuating he had a weapon and he was going to rob the victim, the report stated. The victim feared he was going to be robbed after the suspect walked to his car and placed an object in his waistband. Diaz approached the victim again in an aggressive manner, demanded …Read the Rest

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