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Saturday, November 04, 2017

Navy sailor, pregnant wife shot during online purchase meet-up

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Navy sailor has lost sight in his left eye after he was shot in the temple during what should have been a routine OfferUp exchange on Moton Street in Portsmouth.

Frederick, 20, and his pregnant wife Emily, 18, traveled from their home in Norfolk to Portsmouth around 9 p.m. on Oct. 28 to buy a cell phone from a young girl, according to family members.

When they arrived, six young men surrounded their car and one of them started firing, according to Frederick’s father Randall.

“Somebody put a gun to [Fred’s] head and within seconds pretty much ruined his life,” said Randall, who asked 10 On Your Side not to use his family’s last name for fear of retaliation.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Portsmouth is the key here. I don't even drive thru there anymore. I hope they come out ok.

Anonymous said...

Why would you buy a cell phone that way?

Anonymous said...

Was it a stolen phone?