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Calif. Agent Kidnapped During Showing

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 09, 2015 

Real estate professionals in the Sacramento area are on an alert after reports that an armed man kidnapped a real estate agent who was showing him a model home Thursday afternoon. The agent escaped and the suspect fled the scene.

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Police continue to search the area for the man who allegedly pulled a gun on a real estate professional and handcuffed her shortly after she met him for a 3:30 p.m. appointment to show a home for-sale in Elk Grove, Calif.

The woman had an appointment to show the man a KB model home. But shortly after meeting, the victim says the man held her at gunpoint in the home for about 50 minutes, moving her from room to room. He later removed her handcuffs and when he stepped out of the model home, the agent was able to lock him out, police reported. The man fled in a red pickup truck.

The agent was then able to get the attention of a patrolling security guard, who then escorted her to a nearby store to contact police.

Police say the real estate agent was shaken but otherwise unharmed.

The search continues for the suspect, who has only been described by police as a black or Hispanic male in his 50s who is armed with a handgun.

Source: “Police: Real Estate Agent Kidnapped, Escapes in Elk Grove; Abductor Sought,” News10/KXTV (California) (Jan. 9, 2015) and “Elk Grove Real Estate Agent Reportedly Kidnapped, Released While Showing Home,” The Sacramento Bee (Jan. 8, 2015)