Man shot, robbed after meeting up with woman for online sale

Your Tuesday Afternoon Headlines, January 3rd, 2022

FORT WORTH, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A man has been shot and robbed after meeting with a woman for the sale of an item online.

Police say they responded to the call at about 7:36 p.m. Jan. 3 in the 4300 block of Dulles Drive.

When police arrived, they found the injured man.

The man said he had agreed to meet a woman for the sale of an item, arranged through a website. The man continued to say that two men approached him, one with a firearm, and announced a robbery.

The armed man discharged the firearm, striking the victim twice in the right leg. The victim's 2009 Mercedes Benz C-Class and other personal items were stolen.

The suspects fled the scene in the Mercedes.

The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

Julia Falcon

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 The Fan. She covers a span of topics, focusing on sports and trending topics. Every week, Julia produces a show called "Eye on Trending," where she answers top trending questions.