A Delaware County man who said he was looking to buy marijuana found a would-be seller on Instagram, then robbed and killed him, police say.
Rhashaun Freeman, of Folcroft, told Terrence Murray, 22, to meet him at an address in Sharon Hill to sell him some marijuana, then shot him, according to the affidavit of probable cause for his arrest.
Freeman, 24, has been charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy, and gun violations. He remained in custody, denied bail. There was no indication he had hired an attorney.
Police in Darby were called to Calcon Hook Road on Jan. 29 for reports of a shooting, and found Murray wounded in a parked Acura TLX, the affidavit said. He had been shot once in the chest, and was taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
The driver of the car told police he drove Murray to the 400 block of Clifton Avenue in nearby Sharon Hill to sell marijuana, the affidavit said. Two men approached the car, and one of them asked Murray whether “the weed is good.”
As Murray reached down to grab the bag of marijuana at his feet, one of the men, later identified as Freeman, pulled a gun from his waistband and pointed it into the car. The driver told police he sped off and heard a gunshot as he pulled away.
Murray later told him he’d been shot, according to the affidavit.
Detectives reviewed Instagram messages Murray had sent to his potential buyer and traced the account to Freeman. Cell phone records showed Freeman had used that phone…