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Man shot and robbed while completing Facebook Marketplace transaction

"I don't even know how I escaped the scene," said Babatunde Jaji.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say phone records led them to a 19-year-old man, who is already behind bars, in connection with an August shooting.

Detectives say Keshawn Kimbrough robbed a man of money and shot him while trying sell a broken iPhone in a transaction that began on Facebook Marketplace. Police say it happened around midnight on Aug. 26 on Tacoma Avenue near Washington Street.

At the scene, IMPD says they found two shell casings and, in November, would use phone records to tie Kimbrough to the scene.

While he may have been charged in the August robbery in November, Kimbrough had already been sitting at the Marion County Jail since late September in connection with more than a handful of charges, several of them being violent felonies. 

On Tuesday, Babatunde Jaji showed 13News reporter Chase Houle where one of the bullets went through the side of his car, piercing the driver's side seat and hitting him in the back. 

"I don't even know how I escaped the scene," said Jaji.

Jaji said another bullet went through his passenger-side window.

"I was shocked," he said. "I was, like, 'What am I going to do right now?'"

Jaji said it all started on Facebook Marketplace, an online tool where users can buy, sell and trade items. Jaji said he started messaging a user by the name of "LanboyKee," who had listed an iPhone for sale.

Once they agreed on a price, Jaji said he went to meet "LanboyKee," who police would later identify as Kimbrough, to pick up the phone.

"He brought out the phone, I was like, 'Let me see the phone before I give you the money,' and he said, 'OK, no problem,'" Jaji said. 

When the man gave him the phone, Jaji told him, "This phone is not working."

That's when Jaji said Kimbrough snatched the phone out of his hand and pulled out his gun. He demanded Jaji's wallet and cell phone, according to Jaji.

"I just put my car into drive. I was about to drive away and he shot me straight," he said. 

Jaji said when he was able to make it to safety, he called police. As for his injuries, he said the bullet grazed his back, but it all could have been a lot worse.

For those buying items from people off of websites or social media, police say meetings should happen in a place that's well-populated, well-lit, and not at your house or theirs. People can also exchange items at many police stations.

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