Father, Son Robbed At Gunpoint During Online Sale Meetup: Sheriff

BLACKBERRY TOWNSHIP, IL — Kane County deputies are searching for two people accused of robbing a Blackberry Township family at gunpoint Friday after agreeing to buy a pair of shoes.

A father and his teenage son reported around 7:15 p.m. Friday that a person pointed a semi-automatic pistol at them while meeting to finish an online business deal, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain said.

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After arranging the deal through a social media sales platform, the man and his son invited the buyer to their home in the 0N000 block of North Mill Creek Drive in Blackberry Township, Hain said in a news release.

Two people showed up, and one pointed a gun at the father and his son before they left the area in a silver KIA sedan, police said.

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Detectives from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office are collecting doorbell recordings of the incident as part of their investigation, Hain said.

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The sheriff urged people using online sales platforms to use the parking lot at his office or any police department to complete transactions.

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