Colorado Springs police are searching for two suspects accused of robbing a victim during a purported Craigslist vehicle sale, hitting the buyer on the head with a baseball bat and shooting at him.
A man told police he met one of the suspects at an apartment complex near the 1400 block of Alvarado Dr. at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday to buy a vehicle from an ad he had seen on Craigslist.
“The victim met the alleged seller at an apartment complex and the victim gave him cash toward the payment of the car,” police said. “The suspect then ran from the victim and the victim chased the suspect.”
Police say the two began fighting near the intersection of Verde and Zebulon drives where the suspect produced a handgun. A second suspect then arrived and hit the victim in the head with a bat.
“The victim then continued to run after the suspect into a field east of that location and the suspect fired one shot at the victim,” police said.
The suspects fled in a black Nissan Altima, possibly bearing a temporary license plate tag, police said.
The victim was treated by emergency responders for injuries he sustained after being hit by the bat.
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