Texas man, 66, shot to death while selling cellphone on Facebook Marketplace: police

A 66-year-old Texas antheral was precocious changeable and killed aft trying to merchantability a cellphone connected Facebook Marketplace, according to the Dallas Police Department.

Amaya Medrano, 19, was charged with capital murder, constabulary said. Police announced her apprehension successful a property merchandise connected Nov. 13. 

According to FOX 4, Ahmad Alkhalaf was recovered dormant astatine an Oak Cliff state presumption connected Nov. 8. Officers recovered his assemblage adjacent to his pickup truck.

"On November 8, 2024, astatine astir 3 p.m., Dallas Police responded to a shooting successful the 300 artifact of South Marsalis Avenue," constabulary said successful an announcement. "The preliminary probe determined that 1 idiosyncratic had been shot."

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Amaya Medrano has been charged successful transportation with the decease of a 66-year-old antheral astatine a Texas state presumption this month. (FOX 4 Dallas)

"Dallas Fire-Rescue transported the unfortunate to a section infirmary wherever they died from their injuries," the connection continued.

According to FOX 4, Alkhalaf was trying to merchantability an iPhone 15 to a imaginable purchaser helium connected with done Facebook Marketplace.

Surveillance footage seemingly shows Alkhalaf and the fishy having a abbreviated speech earlier the fishy turns around, shoots the 66-year-old antheral and runs away.

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Ahmad Alkhalaf was recovered dormant astatine a state presumption successful the Oak Cliff country of Dallas connected Nov. 8. (FOX 4 Dallas)

The fishy was aboriginal determined to beryllium Medrano based connected her salient look and cervix tattoos, according to police, who tracked down the fishy days aboriginal aft they recovered the stolen telephone listed by the aforesaid Facebook relationship that Alkhalaf had interacted with.

Court records obtained by FOX 4 amusement that Medrano pleaded blameworthy to stabbing idiosyncratic successful 2023 and was serving a five-year probation condemnation implicit the incidental astatine the clip of her arrest.

Medrano is presently being held successful the Dallas County Jail; her enslaved is acceptable astatine $1 million.

Amaya Medrano, 19, was charged with superior execution implicit the incident. (Dallas County Jail via FOX 4)

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The Dallas Police Department is investigating the incident. Anyone with accusation astir the lawsuit is asked to telephone 214-671-4095.