Phoenix police: Man shot as video-game deal goes bad

Lucas Robbins | The Republic | azcentral.com

A 21-year-old man was wounded Monday night after an online deal to buy a video-game console evolved into a shooting and robbery, Phoenix police said.

About 10 p.m., the 21-year-old met another man at a convenience store near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road to sell the game console, police said. The men agreed to meet again at 11 p.m., when the buyer said he could return with money.

According to the police, the buyer returned with two more men. As the 21-year-old was sitting in the front seat of the purported buyer's car, the other men assaulted and shot the seller and stole his game console, police said.

The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The three attackers had not been found as of Tuesday morning.