CHARLOTTE — One person was shot during a botched Facebook Marketplace transaction Tuesday in southwest Charlotte, police said Wednesday.
Tan Nhat Tran is accused of listing a stolen Dodge Charger for sale on Facebook Marketplace.
Someone who saw the ad met with Tran who pulled out a handgun, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
The victim then tried to drive away in a truck. Tran clung to the passenger side and shot the victim in the abdomen.
The truck sped into the Berewick Town Center shopping center on Steele Creek Road and crashed into at least one parked car.
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The victim wrestled the gun from Tran who ran away. Tran was arrested next door, outside of the Hampton Inn & Suites.
The Charger was stolen out of Alabama, police said.
Tran was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
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