By Associated Press - Friday, March 8, 2019

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A deal for an iPhone turned violent outside a bank in Everett, sending one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

KOMO-TV reports that two men arranged to meet at the BECU at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday to exchange an iPhone.

Everett police say the man who was supposed to buy the phone attempted to pull a fake gun on the seller, but that seller pulled a real gun and shot the intended buyer several times.



Officers and medics arrived to find the victim with multiple gunshot wounds and he was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.

Police said the seller was a security guard for another business, and they have not determined if he will face any charges.

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Information from: KOMO-TV, http://www.komotv.com/

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