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Man shot while attempting to purchase car from LetGo app, deputies say

The victim said he was meeting with two men he had been in contact with through the LetGo app.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Deputies said one man was shot during a shooting incident at Rush's on Broad River Road. 

According to Richland County Sheriff’s Deputies, around 9:50 p.m. on July 19, they were called to to Rush’s at 2640 Broad River Road to find one man in the parking lot who had been shot.

Deputies said the victim and his girlfriend had come to Rush’s to meet with two men who they had been in contact with through the LetGo app about purchasing a car from them. During the meeting, the men robbed and shot the victim, then left in a silver Ford Taurus with paper tags.

The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 888-CRIME-SC.

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