Here’s yet another report underscoring the importance of responsible gun ownership.
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In this case, two potential victims were lured into a robbery while trying to purchase a vehicle through Facebook Marketplace. The incident occurred on Monday night in Peoria, Illinois, and left one of the would-be robbers dead.
According to Semone Roth of the Peoria Police Department, the shooting occurred amid a potential Facebook Marketplace transaction where two people came to Peoria to meet someone about buying a vehicle.
The shooting occurred at about 5 p.m. in a nearby alley in the 2100 block of West Lincoln Avenue where the would-be buyers were led by the purported sellers.
“The investigation has determined that this was an attempted robbery setup and there was no intention to sell a…
