Online sale meetup outside Arlington Parks Mall leads to shooting. Buyer, seller charged
An Arlington man has been arrested after he shot a man who he said was trying to steal his rare coin collection, police say.
According to a statement from the Arlington Police Department, officers responded to a call at a parking lot near The Parks Mall about 6:35 p.m. on Saturday.
The caller, who police identified as 23-year old Edgar Ipina, told investigators that he was selling a collection of rare coins on an online marketplace and he was in the lot to meet with the buyer.
The would-be buyer took the coin collection without paying, Ipina told police, at which point he said he pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at the man as he got into a car and fled the scene.
Police say the buyer, who they identified as 34-year old Brooker Ross, was unarmed and later turned up at a Fort Worth hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
Because Ross was unarmed and didn’t appear to have threatened the seller, Ipina was arrested and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, police said.
Ross will be booked on one count of theft from a person when he is released from the hospital, the police department said.
The shooting did not impact mall operations.
This story was originally published June 17, 2024 at 12:01 PM.
