A Craigslist hookup went tragically wrong for 24-year-old Daniel Brandt late Saturday night. Police say the Brooklyn man showed up at a Coney Island apartment expecting to rendezvous with a woman he met on Craigslist. Instead, he was fatally shot in the head by two men who robbed him and fled the scene. Brandt later died in Coney Island Hospital; his assailants are still on the loose but an NYPD source tells the Post that investigators "believe they know who sent the phony e-mails to Brandt and are waiting to get a warrant to search the suspect's computer." In the meantime, we'll stick to rants and raves.
Published Aug 25, 2008
Modified Aug 25, 2008
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