GALVESTON, TEXAS — A 17-year-old thought it’d be a good idea to set up an online meet so that he could sell an iPhone to a prospective buyer. The box was empty, the teen attempted to rob the buyer, and the buyer was armed.
The man agreed to meet the seller about 5 a.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of Lilley, a rural area northwest of Santa Fe, because one of the men said he had to go to work early, GCSO said.
The 38-year-old man arrived at the spot and met with 17-year old Joshua Wooten.
The man said Wooten handed him an empty iPhone box and told detectives Wooten then tried to rob him.
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That’s when police say the armed citizen fired three shots at Wooten. He was flown to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police say that the incident seems to be a case of self-defense, but it will go in front of a grand jury so that they can make a final determination.
The armed citizen has a license to carry a firearm in Texas.
Those online meetups can be tricky to navigate, and the best option is to meet at a local police station. You never know who is typing on the other side of the screen or what their intentions are, and it’s always better to be safe than sorry.
