Indiana teenager, 16, was lured to his death while trying to sell his Xbox after arranging to meet the robbers on the app OfferUp as his father desperately tried to warn him to run away Johnny Peluyera, 16, of Gary, Indiana, was with his father when they met the two men to exchange the Xbox having arranged the sale using the app OfferUp The boy's father said he was suspicious when the robbers lured his son to a secluded location and at the last minute he spotted one carrying a handgun He desperately tried to warn his son but it was too late and the men fired two shots into Peluyera's back as the teen fled. He died at the scene shortly after The coroner’s office said he died of the gunshot wound and was ruled a homicide Police have now warned the public to remember to always meet at a safe place — like a police department’s parking lot — when dealing with online salesBy Rod Ardehali For Dailymail.com Published: 17:11 BST, 14 June 2019 | Updated: 17:21 BST, 14 June 2019 Viewcomments A 16-year-old boy was shot dead in front of his father while trying to sell his Xbox games console, after arranging the sale using the app OfferUp. Johnny Peluyera, of Gary, Indiana, was with his father when they met the two men to exchange the Xbox, but the transaction took a horrifying turn when the teen was shot in the back trying to escape the robbers. The boy's father, who has not been named, said he was suspicious when the robbers lured his son to a secluded location and at the last minute he spotted one of the men carrying a handgun. He desperately tried to warn his son but it was too late and the men fired two shots into Peluyera's back as he tried to run back to the car. He died at the scene shortly after. Johnny Peluyera, of Gary, Indiana, was with his father when they met the two men to exchange the Xbox, but the transaction took a horrifying turn when the teen was shot in the back trying to escape the robbers His devastated mother, Kelly Arroyo, said she can't believer her son is gone. 'I just completely don't understand. I don't understand how somebody, over an Xbox, can take somebody's life' His devastated mother, Kelly Arroyo, said she can't believer her son is gone. 'I just completely don't understand,' his mother said. 'I don't understand how somebody, over an Xbox, can take somebody's life.' Peluyera was set to be a junior at Merrillville High School in the fall. Police believe the suspects are from the area. Gary police said they believe two men, described to be in their early teens to late 20s, are known in the area where the teenager was shot and killed. Peluyera's sister paid tribute to her little brother, who would have been a junior next year Police have subsequently warned the public to remember to always meet at a safe place — like a police department’s parking lot — when dealing with online sales One suspect was wearing a black hoodie and the other wore a gray hoodie and both wore basketball-style shorts, police said. The coroner’s office determined he died from the gunshot wound and his death was ruled a homicide. Police have subsequently warned the public to remember to always meet at a safe place — like a police department’s parking lot — when dealing with online sales. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility