University student allegedly killed responding to iPhone ad on Craigslist

MARIETTA, Ga. -- James Jones, a college junior, was shot and killed in an apparent robbery during a Craigslist deal, WSB reports.

The hardest thing for students to understand is how this could all happen over an iPhone 6.

Jones, 21, a chemistry major and a junior at Clark Atlanta University.

"It's just sad that he had to leave the earth this way, I still can't fathom.. just why," said one student.

The three men arrested allegedly robbed, shot and killed the college athlete - after police say Jones responded to an ad on Craigslist for an iPhone 6 in Marietta on Jamaica Cove late Monday night.

Brenard Williams - the captain of the football team at CAU, says he knew Jones well.. He showed the last text the two exchanged talking about football.

"He was a great man, well dressed, humble. He really represented the school well. I'm just sad he had to leave this way.

In a university-wide email to students, officials said, "This is a devastating loss for the Clark Atlanta University family. Mr. Jones was a serious scholar and a kind, engaging spirit whose work and comportment spoke well of the University's core values and those long ago instilled in him by those contributing to his upbringing."