A plan by two Pottawattamie County men to sell items on a social media page backfired Tuesday night, when the men were assaulted and robbed. Council Bluffs Police Lt. Mark Galvan said in a press release, that 20-year old Ronald Kleckner and 18-year old Scott Evans, both of Council Bluffs, had advertised items for sale on a local buy/sell Facebook page.

A person contacted the men, and a date, time and location was set up to meet them and purchase the advertised items. At around 11-p.m. Tuesday, Kleckner and Evans arrived at the location in the 100 block of 4th Avenue in Council Bluffs, and were approached by four people, two black males, an Hispanic male and an unknown male subject.

The men assaulted Kleckner and Evans with a club and robbed them of several items. The victims, who suffered minor injuries, were able to get in their car and drive away. As they left, they reported hearing a gunshot. The black male suspects were described as being between 19 and 24-years of age. No other details about the suspects is available.

If you have any information about the robbery, contact the Council Bluffs Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 712-328-4728.