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Axtell man fatally shot, lured by used-car ad
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
By Kathleen Thurber
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Police say an Axtell man was fatally shot during a robbery after he was lured to Dallas by an ad for a used car.
Police in Dallas still were looking for suspects late Monday in the fatal shooting of 21-year old Christian Marton, who was shot in the chest about 10:15 p.m. Sunday at an apartment complex in the 8900 block of Vantage Point Street in northeast Dallas, said Dallas Senior Cpl. Janice Crowther. Marton was trying to buy a car he had seen advertised online, Crowther said.
Marton had negotiated the price of the car through phone calls, Dallas Sgt. Larry Lewis said.
Marton’s aunt, Luci Lupu, said he and the seller had settled on a price of $2,100 when they talked Thursday, and the man told Marton to bring cash to a Dallas fast-food restaurant Sunday to buy the car. When Marton arrived, he was told to go to an apartment complex to buy the car, where he was shot.
“We just believe he was probably lured to that particular street,” Lewis said.
Marton, a 2004 Axtell High School graduate, had driven with his girlfriend in his Chevrolet Tahoe with a trailer attached so he could pick up the car. His girlfriend was in the Tahoe at the time of the shooting but was not injured, Lupu said.
Marton was taken to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, where he was pronounced dead Sunday night, Lewis said.
Dallas police said they are following leads and conducting interviews, but they have not said whether they have any suspects in the case.
Lupu on Monday described her nephew’s positive personality.
“He was always smiling,” Lupu said.
Marton’s sister, 13-year-old Lisa Marton, said he was interested in cars and may have been buying this one to fix up.
“He wanted a Caprice,” she said. “That’s what he was trying to buy.”
Lisa Marton said she has grown up depending on her brother for advice and will remember the last time they talked, when the two went to the mall and to eat this past weekend.
“We would just sit in his room and talk. He always helped me out,” she said. “I’m the only one now.”
Christian Marton had been working with his father on the family’s farm in Axtell since graduating high school, said Jim Moshinskie, president of Oakcrest Funeral Home.
I wonder how many times this scam has been used. I would do the transfer at a bank. Give the seller a cashiers check and receive the title at the bank.
Axtell man fatally shot, lured by used-car ad
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
By Kathleen Thurber
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Police say an Axtell man was fatally shot during a robbery after he was lured to Dallas by an ad for a used car.
Police in Dallas still were looking for suspects late Monday in the fatal shooting of 21-year old Christian Marton, who was shot in the chest about 10:15 p.m. Sunday at an apartment complex in the 8900 block of Vantage Point Street in northeast Dallas, said Dallas Senior Cpl. Janice Crowther. Marton was trying to buy a car he had seen advertised online, Crowther said.
Marton had negotiated the price of the car through phone calls, Dallas Sgt. Larry Lewis said.
Marton’s aunt, Luci Lupu, said he and the seller had settled on a price of $2,100 when they talked Thursday, and the man told Marton to bring cash to a Dallas fast-food restaurant Sunday to buy the car. When Marton arrived, he was told to go to an apartment complex to buy the car, where he was shot.
“We just believe he was probably lured to that particular street,” Lewis said.
Marton, a 2004 Axtell High School graduate, had driven with his girlfriend in his Chevrolet Tahoe with a trailer attached so he could pick up the car. His girlfriend was in the Tahoe at the time of the shooting but was not injured, Lupu said.
Marton was taken to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, where he was pronounced dead Sunday night, Lewis said.
Dallas police said they are following leads and conducting interviews, but they have not said whether they have any suspects in the case.
Lupu on Monday described her nephew’s positive personality.
“He was always smiling,” Lupu said.
Marton’s sister, 13-year-old Lisa Marton, said he was interested in cars and may have been buying this one to fix up.
“He wanted a Caprice,” she said. “That’s what he was trying to buy.”
Lisa Marton said she has grown up depending on her brother for advice and will remember the last time they talked, when the two went to the mall and to eat this past weekend.
“We would just sit in his room and talk. He always helped me out,” she said. “I’m the only one now.”
Christian Marton had been working with his father on the family’s farm in Axtell since graduating high school, said Jim Moshinskie, president of Oakcrest Funeral Home.
I wonder how many times this scam has been used. I would do the transfer at a bank. Give the seller a cashiers check and receive the title at the bank.
