A man was held at gunpoint in Hartford while trying to purchase a car on a well-known buy-and-sell app.
Police responded to Bellevue Street at 1:13 for a reported armed robbery.
The victim told police he came to Hartford to purchase a vehicle from someone on the "Let It Go" app but when he arrived, the suspect walked up behind him brandishing a small black semi-automatic pistol and demanded money, Hartford police said.
Police said they're looking for the suspect, who was described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall with short black hair, brown eyes and in his mid-20s. He was seen wearing a hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants.
The incident remains under investigation.
Hartford police are reminding people to use the police parking lot as a safe place to meet up and make online transactions.
