KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A seller was robbed at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace transaction in Mission Hills, Kansas, on Monday, police said.
The Prairie Village Police Department was called to the 1900 block of W. 56th Street on an aggravated robbery at 7 p.m.
Police learned a resident at a home in the area was selling a gaming computer to the suspect after meeting them through Facebook Marketplace.
After giving the suspect the computer, the suspect pointed a gun at the resident and told them to walk away.
Police said the suspect then left in a gray four-door Kia with an unknown license plate.
The vehicle went eastbound toward State Line Road, police said.
Police said there were at least two others in the vehicle; one may have been a female.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Prairie Village Police Department at 913-642-6868.
The Prairie Village Police Department has a safe exchange zone in the parking lot of the municipal complex. Police said the spots are painted green, and the area is under 24/7 surveillance.
"We encourage the public to use this Safe Exchange Zone when conducting sales transactions," police shared in a news release.
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