A metro Atlantawoman is turning a terrifying near-death experience into a warning for others after she was shot in the face during an attempted robbery while trying to sell a watch through FacebookMarketplace.
Zariyona Rowe said what began as a routine online sale quickly became a life-threatening encounter when the prospective buyer allegedly pulled a gunon her during their meeting.
“He put a gun on my head, and he was like, ‘Give me the watch or I’m gonna kill you,’”Rowe recalled in an interview with AtlantaNewsFirst.
Instead of complying, Rowe made a split-second decision to drive away. That decision may have saved her life, but not before the suspect allegedly opened fire…