Kansas City Stranger Danger: Hitchhiker Armed With Airsoft Gun Holds Up Victim

Today's reminder that helping people comes with risks . . . Here's a local run-in that proved inconvenient for everybody . . .

"The victim told investigators he had been at the 7-11 gas station down the street when he was approached by SUPECT who asked for a ride. Once at the requested address, SUSPECT pulled a gun on the man and threatened to shoot him.

"Law enforcement officials indicated that suspect took the victim’s wallet and then bolted from the vehicle. He was not found until two days later when investigators saw him in the parking lot of a convenience store and took him into custody. A gray airsoft pistol was also found behind a nearby dumpster."

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