How one Facebook post allegedly led to murder
Home invasion and murder sparked by a Facebook post? http://t.co/XSAS9wFKsN (via @FarFarrAway and @Vellastrationspic.twitter.com/AXdDoRdADt
— Philly Daily News (@PhillyDailyNews) October 14, 2015
When a man posted a picture on Facebook of his fiancee holding hundreds of dollars, he never thought that the seemingly harmless joke would lead to devastation. However, after posting a picture of the money on Facebook, three masked men entered the man's home and killed him.
Did Facebook post bragging about money lead to deadly home invasion? http://t.co/q5JuzupztVpic.twitter.com/UQ0QBWSd3N
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) October 15, 2015
Tony Harris, a 50-year-old electronics repairman, posted the picture on Facebook of his fiancee Amber Crane holding the money with the caption:
"I misplaced $60,000.00. I hope my wife didn't go shopping with it."
While the post was met with what seemed like normal and uneventful responses, a week later the three masked men entered Harris' home in Kingsessing, Pennsylvania and demanded the money that they saw in the Facebook post.
Cops: $60K #Facebook post may have led to fatal home invasion http://t.co/1XKZoz8Qtvpic.twitter.com/oB6fn2Bxxs
— WPTV (@WPTV) October 15, 2015
One man held a fun to Harris' head while another held a gun to Crane's head in the kitchen. When Harris told the men that the photo was a joke and that there was no money, he was shot in the head. The men then fled the scene.
Watch this video to see how a Facebook post landed an underage boy in a lot of trouble:
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