Another sad ending to a Craigs List purchase:
A Clark Atlanta University student is the latest victim of deadly scams involving the same website: Craigslist. And the death is one more reminder of the potential dangers with the online site, according to police.
James Jones Jr., 21, was attempting to buy an iPhone 6 off the site late Monday when he agreed to meet the alleged seller in a Marietta neighborhood. Instead, he was confronted by three men who shot him twice, robbed him of his Nike tennis shoes, and left him to die in the front seat of his car, police said.
A Clark Atlanta University student is the latest victim of deadly scams involving the same website: Craigslist. And the death is one more reminder of the potential dangers with the online site, according to police.
In less than 24 hours, investigators had identified and arrested three suspects in Jones’ killing, Officer David Baldwin with Marietta police said. Though it’s not known how police tracked down the three so fast, address records showed that two suspects lived within feet of the Jamaica Cove address where Jones was found.
3 charged with murder of Clark Atlanta University studentJones had been shot in the right shoulder and right side of this neck with a .45-caliber handgun, according to arrest warrants. The college chemistry major was dead when officers arrived.
