Mentor man shot by woman he met through online dating service, police say
Posted by Maggi Martin February 22, 2008 13:54PM
Categories: Breaking News
A Mentor man is recovering from at least five bullet wounds after he was shot by a woman he met on an online dating site on Thursday night, police said.
Michael Kufrin, 19, is at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland in serious condition with bullet wounds to his arm, knee and hip.
Eastlake Police Lt. Bill Gutowski said Kufrin met Leechelle Brown, 29, of Eastlake, on an Internet chat room and was supposed to go on a date.
According to police this is what happened:
Kufrin went to Brown's Vine Street apartment about 7 p.m. Thursday and she demanded he pay her $300. She pulled out a gun, then forced him to take off his shoes and go to a local bank to withdraw the $300 from an ATM.
They returned to her apartment and another argument followed and Brown emptied her gun.
Police recovered seven shell casings.
Kufrin knocked on several neighbors doors before someone called 911 for help. He was taken to LakeWest Hospital in Willoughby and later transferred to MetroHealth.
Police have not yet determined what chat room he met her on or why she demanded the cash.
Brown is in Lake County Jail and faces a felonious assault charge as well as other charges.
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/02/online_date_leads_to_shooting.html
You can read the article and the funny comments after by using the link. Wonder if he "met" her on Fubar???
