Video captured the moment a couple was attacked at gunpoint while trying to sell an iPad in Pomona. The victim, Eduardo Reyes, met the suspect through OfferUp, an online marketplace that allows people to sell items to local buyers.
The suspect had messaged Reyes, saying he was interested in purchasing an iPad that Reyes posted for sale on Dec. 23. Reyes agreed to meet the buyer in a residential neighborhood.
“They wanted to meet in a public street which I usually don’t do, but he sounded like he was a kid and he’s like, ‘Oh, I’m going to have my mom come out with me,’” recalled Reyes. Surveillance video from the victim’s vehicle captured the moment Reyes and his wife stepped out of their car to meet the buyer.
Suddenly, the suspect aggressively shoves the barrel of his handgun against Reyes’ neck while trying to grab his iPad. A second suspect runs out from around the street corner, ambushing the couple.
KTLA’s Omar Lewis reports on Jan. 2, 2024.
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