Three Charged In Online Marketplace Deal Shooting In Trussville

TRUSSVILLE, AL - An online marketplace deal that turned into a robbery and shooting at a Trussville Burger King has resulted in three people faces charges. Two men are charged in connection with the holdup - Nicholas Stephen Freeman, 21, Cameron De'Juan Nix, 20 - and a woman, Erica Lynese White, 42, is charged for lying to police after the crime. All three are from Center Point.

The incident happened Wednesday night, according to a report by the Trussville Tribune. It stemmed from a scam originating on an online marketplace, wherein one of the suspects offered a cell phone for sale, with the intent to commit a robbery. At the parking lot, a woman was approached by Nix to show her the phone when Freeman appeared and held her at gunpoint. The woman then managed to draw her own gun and shot Freeman in the leg. Freeman was arrested after recovering from the gunshot wound at Princeton hospital. Nix remains at large.

White is being charged with obstruction of justice after she arrived at the hospital fraudulently claiming to be Freeman's mother. She is not yet in custody at this time.

Trussville PD officials said they are investigating an earlier incident that could be related to the current case.

Earlier this month, the City of Hoover designated online exchange points throughout the city for people to meet up and complete online transactions, to avoid incidents such as this. Other cities throughout the country have also offered similar solutions to crimes committed in this manner.

Photo from Trussville PD