Man kills estate agent after complaining new house doesn’t match online description: ‘I shot my realtor’

Police say an 84-12 months-outdated gentleman killed his real estate agent in Virginia a working day soon after he moved into a house that he bought “sight unseen” from an on-line listing.

lbert Baglione, 84, had compensated in cash for a single-story dwelling in Portsmouth from realtor Søren Arn-Oelschlegel early in Oct for $160,000, finalising the offer and relocating into the neighbourhood with no viewing the residence in man or woman.

Apparently unhappy with the condition of household, Baglione had reportedly named his authentic estate agent to chat about it. “He reported it didn’t search the same as it did in the images,” Shane, a up coming-doorway neighbour was quoted as indicating by the Virginian-Pilot. “He informed his son he was unsatisfied and that he was going to communicate to his agent about it.”

Arn-Oelschlegel was seemingly unaware of his discontent and had posted on his professional Fb website page right after the sale: “Congratulations to my out of city customer. I’m so happy I was able to come across him a property that suit his needs.”

On 8 Oct, law enforcement have been named to the house at all around 6pm, and arrived to be greeted by Baglione at the doorway.

“I shot my real estate agent,” the 84-12 months-outdated told the officers, noted NBC affiliate WAVY. “At the time of the come upon, Mr Baglione experienced a weapon in his hand,” stated Portsmouth Police Office in a press release.

“After his assertion, he shut his door and law enforcement listened to a gunshot.” Law enforcement waited for a SWAT crew to get there, and upon entering the developing the officers uncovered that Baglione had taken his very own daily life. “Police [also] positioned 41-year-old Soren Arn-Oelschlegel within the residence with a fatal gunshot wound,” the launch stated.

Neighbours advised area media that Baglione had not appeared properly in advance of the incident. “He just looked like probably he had a mental breakdown or a thing,” a person named Jay informed CBS affiliate WTKR. “He did not look appropriate at all. He retained driving up and down the street all working day.”

The killing of the realtor has established ripples across the community, and a memorial company is because of to be held on Saturday 16 Oct. “We are heartbroken to announce to our Hampton Roadways Pride family members that yesterday, Friday, [8 October 2021], Søren Arn-Oelschlegel, our brother, mate, member and volunteer was fatally shot,” the regional nonprofit Hampton Roads Pride wrote on their Fb site.

“The LGBTQ local community of Hampton Roadways has lost a vibrant particular person [who’s] tough to replace,” Rudy Almanzor, president of Hampton Streets Pride, mentioned.

Other people also lifted problems all over the pitfalls of the authentic estate small business. “You are working with individuals you really do not know. You do not know their families and their backgrounds,” Wendy Carbaugh, a realtor in Hampton Roads, told WAVY.

She informed the portal that she lets the client enter the dwelling 1st and keeps her car or truck keys shut at hand to set off her motor vehicle alarm. “Because they can shut the doorway, and if you are strolling in entrance of them they can close the door and lock it behind you, and then you’re trapped.”