Seattle Police: Man buying car from Facebook Marketplace carjacked seller

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Seattle Police arrested a man accused of a Facebook Marketplace meetup where he stole a seller’s car at gunpoint.

According to authorities, the carjacking happened around 4:13 p.m. on June 27 in Seattle ’s Greenwood neighborhood, near Aurora Ave N and N 83rd St.Two victims called police and said they had been carjacked by a buyer.In their investigation, officers determined the two had sold their car on Facebook Marketplace. The suspects ended up returning the car, but then later "suspiciously" tried to buy the car again.When victims met with the suspects a second time, they were carjacked.

The suspect was booked into King County Jail for first-degree robbery, but police say they are still looking for two other suspects.

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