shoot out in Lafayette yesterday

[singlestacksig]

Dispute over tire rims led to shootout
7/2/2009 10:56 a.m.
A Craigslist trade gone awry has left three men in custody after a debate about price led to gunshots being fired outside of a Subway restaurant yesterday.

Lafayette Police said 27-year-old Edward Mercer, 26-year-old Jarrod Rodriguez, and 49-year-old Eugene Hall, all of Hammond, Ind. have been arrested on preliminary charges of armed robbery.

Police said the three men from Hammond met two men from Indianapolis at the Subway on State Road 38 East in Lafayette during the dinner hours on Wednesday.

The men were negotiating the price of customized tires and rims which the pair from Indianapolis had placed on the internet website Craigslist when shots were fired, police said.

Witnesses at the scene told police one of the men from Hammond fired the first shot and the victim shot back.

Both parties were armed.

The Indianapolis men were not arrested pending review of the prosecutor.

Police say the men from Hammond had one gun used in the shooting.

The victims had two guns, one used in the shooting and one police found later in the victims' vehicle.

No one was injured in the shooting, but a window was shot out of an empty store nearby.

Unique circumstances enabled police to respond to this situation extremely quickly.

"Ironically we had an officer right across the street at the Family Express towing a vehicle when this all happened, so he actually was witness to the shots being fired. At least, hearing the shots being fired," said Lafayette Sergeant Bob Baumgartner.

That officer, John Wells, immediately called for backup. One of the groups involved in the shooting took off in a van. They were pulled over within minutes on 350 South near U-S 52. Others were confronted by police in the Subway parking lot.

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[SWAMPMASTER]

Hmmm makes ya wonder about some FTF meets

[esrice]

That story is not written very well.

[jd3772000]

Intesting read. Whole reason when doing ftf meets or transactions I require a down payment sent via paypal or equivalent. That sorta lets me know that the buyer is serious and more than likely will not play any funny business when time comes to meet. But you still never know now days with folks.

[Feign]

That's why I carry when I sell anything, and why I carried when I met a guy right off of 38 at the Mobil 1 station that was from IL buying a set of heads from me.

But yeah. No mention of whether or not any of the five guys were licensed to carry.

[Bulgy74]

Originally Posted by jd3772000

Intesting read. Whole reason when doing ftf meets or transactions I require a down payment sent via paypal or equivalent. That sorta lets me know that the buyer is serious and more than likely will not play any funny business when time comes to meet. But you still never know now days with folks.

LOL @ "Funny business" and "serious" while looking at your AV!

[hotfarmboy1]

This is why I always carry, esp when meeting ftf to buy or sell something.

[jd3772000]

Originally Posted by Bulgy74

LOL @ "Funny business" and "serious" while looking at your AV!

LoL!!!!!!

[Slim7]

agree, not a well written story. What a weird bunch of circumstances. Does make you wonder if any of them were carrying legally. I have a set of rims on Craigslist now, guess I better keep one in the chamber if I deliver.

[cubsfan1984]

wow crazy story, just a reminder to be careful when it comes to FTF.