Police investigating Facebook Marketplace deal turned armed robbery in Mission Hills
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. (KCTV) - A Facebook Marketplace deal turned into an armed robbery Monday night after a suspect pointed a handgun at a resident following an exchange.
Prairie Village Police said it happened at 7 p.m. in the driveway of a home in the 1900 block of W. 56th Street in Mission Hills, Kansas.
Police said the resident of a home was attempting to sell a gaming computer to someone they’d met on Facebook Marketplace.
After exchanging the computer, the suspect pointed a gun at the resident and told them to walk away. Police said the suspect was a enger in a gray, Kia four-door vehicle.
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The vehicle left the home and headed eastbound toward State Line Road.
Police described the suspect as a man in his 20s who was clean-shaven with dreadlocks. PVPD said the suspect was wearing a blue jacket and a beanie style hat.
“There were at least two other people in the vehicle, and one was possibly a female,” police said Monday night.
An investigation into the crime is ongoing. Anyone with tips is asked to call the Prairie Village Police Department at 913-642-6868 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
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