Buyer shot by seller while selling rare coins – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A sale of rare coins on an online marketplace in Arlington led to suspected theft and a shooting Saturday night.

According to Arlington police, officers were called to a parking lot near Parks Mall around 6:35 p.m. on June 15 after a man called 911 and said he had shot a man who had robbed him.

The caller, 23-year-old Edgar Ipina, allegedly told police he was selling rare coins online and had arranged to meet a buyer in the parking lot, later identified as 34-year-old Booker Ross.

Authorities said when Ross arrived, Ipina showed him the coins, and then Ross allegedly grabbed the coins and ran. Ipina admitted to pulling out a gun and shooting Ross multiple times, who got into a car and fled the parking lot.

Because Ross did not appear to be armed or posing a threat to Ipina’s safety, Ipina was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, Arlington police said.

No one else was injured in the shooting and the incident had no impact on operations at the mall.

Police said that during the course of their investigation, they were informed that a man matching Ross’ description had been admitted to the emergency room of a Fort Worth hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

Ross is expected to survive. After he is released from the hospital, he will be arrested and jailed for theft, police said.