Suspect detained in S.F. game console killing Victim shot to death while trying to sell video game console

The street sale and attempted theft of a PlayStation 4 in S.F. led to the slaying of a Daly City man. The street sale and attempted theft of a PlayStation 4 in S.F. led to the slaying of a Daly City man. Photo: Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press Photo: Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Suspect detained in S.F. game console killing 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

San Francisco police on Monday arrested a man they believe responded to a Daly City resident's online ad for a popular video game console, then allegedly shot and killed the seller at an arranged Bayview district meeting spot.

Ronnie Collins, 21, of San Francisco, was jailed on suspicion of murder and attempted robbery, said police Sgt. Danielle Newman.

The victim, 22-year-old Ikenna Uwakah of Daly City, was shot multiple times about 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Mendell Street and Galvez Avenue - the location where he had agreed to meet the person and sell the gaming device, police said. Family members said it was a Sony PlayStation 4.

They said Uwakah drove to the meeting spot with his girlfriend. There, the killer shot Uwakah as he sat in the passenger seat of a vehicle before fleeing, said Officer Albie Esparza, a police spokesman.

Police initially said the gunman took the PlayStation, but that detail remained unclear late Monday, as officials did not explain the arrest for attempted robbery.

Uwakah's girlfriend, who was not injured, then apparently drove him about a mile to Bayshore Boulevard, where police found him wounded. Paramedics took him to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died.

Police did not disclose the website on which Uwakah had advertised the product, but said it was not Craigslist.

Demand has been intense in recent weeks for two new consoles, Sony's PlayStation 4 and Microsoft's Xbox One, with retailers seeing long lines and sometimes running out of the devices.

The PlayStation 4 hit store shelves in the U.S. on Nov. 15. On Monday, scores of Bay Area residents continued to try to sell the consoles online at a significant markup from the retail price.

Uwakah's sister, Uzoma Uwakah of Los Angeles, said her brother had sold items on online marketplaces like Craigslist before.

He was currently living with his parents in the Westlake area of Daly City, she said. She said he had been a part-time student at San Francisco City College, though the school said Monday that he was not currently enrolled.

The parents immigrated to the U.S. from Nigeria, she said, and her brother spent a year of high school there.

According to his Facebook page, he had also attended Santa Monica College.

"He had a lot of friends, and a lot of people liked him," Uzoma Uwakah said. "He was a normal kid, just trying to find his way in this world."