SAN FRANCISCO — A man who had arranged online to sell a video game console was robbed of the item and fatally shot Sunday afternoon in San Francisco’s Bayview District, a police spokesman said.

The victim, a man in his early 20s, was shot multiple times around 3:30 p.m. in the area of Jerrold Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard near Highway 101, said Officer Albie Esparza. The man was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he later died.

Police said the victim met the suspect online and agreed to sell him the video game console. When they met, the suspect, described only as an adult male, shot the victim, took the device and fled, authorities said.

Television station KTVU reported Sunday night that the system being offered for sale was a Sony Playstation 4. Released Nov. 15, the system is already a hot item, with one million consoles sold in the first 24 hours and online resellers offering the console for hundreds of dollars above its $400 list price.

Investigators were canvassing the neighborhood Sunday and searching for any surveillance footage that could lead to the arrest of the suspect.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call San Francisco police at 415-575-4444 or send a text to TIP411 with “SFPD” in the subject line. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

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