The victim of an armed robbery told Hartford police he had a “bad feeling” before men he thought he was selling tires to pulled a gun and robbed him.
Police responded to 38-40 Redding Street in Hartford at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday to investigate an armed robbery and met with the victim, who said he was robbed after someone contacted him through Craigslist, expressing interest in buying four tires he was selling.
When the victim arrived to make the sale, he had a bad feeling, he told police, then one of the people he was meeting with pulled out a silver revolver and demanded the tires, his cell phone and money.
After running up the street, the victim called the police.
Major Crimes Division is investigating. The man who had the gun had a goatee and was wearing a black hoodie and dark pants. The other was clean shaven and was wearing a dark hoodie and dark pants, police said.
