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Police are investigating a report of a gun sale gone awry outside Rodeway Inn on Belmont Avenue early Thursday morning.

A 22-year-old man said he had arranged to buy a handgun for $145, according to a police report. The 22-year-old got into a car with a man in a passenger seat, a woman in the driver’s seat, and an infant in a backseat car seat. The 22-year-old said that instead of selling a gun, they tried to rob him as the man put a gun to his head.

According to the report, the 22-year-old began to scream, causing the baby to cry. and the woman told the victim to get out of the car due to the noise.

The car then fled southbound, striking two other vehicles as the driver tried to back up. Police had originally arrived at the motel to investigate a hit-skip accident.

Based on a witness report, police are looking for a teal-colored car with Ohio license plate GWC-7112.