Teen Toting BB Gun in Armed Robbery Shot by Would-be Victim
By Jenn Jacques
Oh look! Yet another reason to not buy anything on Craig’s List or off the classifieds AND to always carry!
In Massachusetts on Friday, a Brockton teenager tried to commit an armed robbery of a man who was responding to his online ad.
Unfortunately for him, while he was toting a BB gun, the guy who responded was armed with a real handgun.
Police say that’s exactly what happened on Washburn Street about 2:58 p.m., when a 15-year-old Brockton man and 31-year-old Pepperell man met up to complete a transaction to complete the online sale of a dirt bike.
“The victim in the case was lured here from the North Shore and he was attempting to purchase a dirt bike,” Brockton police Lt. Kenneth LeGrice told The Enterprise Saturday morning.
The two began texting each other about a dirt bike, which the supposed seller was offering for $700, LeGrice said.
“The party he was texting with apparently tried to rob him of his cash with what was believed to be a gun, but turned out to be a BB gun,” LeGrice said.
A struggle then ensued over the BB gun.
“They were fighting over the BB gun and, at that point, the victim in the case …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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