Elderly man charged with killing Uber driver apparently victim of scam

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Published 2024-04-16
William Brock, 81, is charged with the murder of Uber driver Loletha Hall, 61, but authorities believe they were both unknowingly targeted by scammers.


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All Comments (21)
  • So why didn't he call the police?? Instead he murdered an innocent woman!!! Too many crazies with guns??? Instead of calling police, he goes vigilante. If you can't think clearly you shouldn't have a gun.
  • @joieluck
    He murdered that woman. She was unarmed and backing up, she was not a threat and this was not self defense.
  • @DHard229
    If she didn't have a dash camera, he would be free
  • @niani8359
    This man walked that lady down and shot her like a dog and you people have the gall to call him a victim.
  • @jjkl5543
    Why is he out on bond? He didn’t call police and decided to kill? He is a old killer
  • @tessagreer9688
    So he shoots her 3 times??? She was unarmed. He killed that poor woman in cold blood
  • @tomford1611
    The woman did not look like a threat. She could barely walk. He is the one with the gun and he needs to go to jail!
  • @renereeves6634
    Its definitely not self defense when the victim is walking away and trying to leave. He should spend the rest of his life in jail.
  • @ArtworksbyNet
    He should have called the police first. She was unarmed and was walking away from him. If he was truly afraid, he should not have stepped out of his house until the police arrived .
  • @MrsBurns-xy7np
    Without the camera footage, they would've said she was involved in the scam
  • There's only ONE victim and that's Loletha Hall. She was murdered in the prime of life.
  • @duancoviero9759
    HE IS NOT A VICTIM 1) the woman was unarmed and disabled 2) the old man kidnapped her and then he shot her when she tried to get away. 3) we all get scam calls this is nothing new.
  • @rayjones9819
    I love the way the media gives the title of an "elderly man" but doesn't identify the woman as elderly as well. Seems like they are trying to provide an excuse for the gunman.
  • @Anthony-vh6ef
    He executed her, absolutely horrible. Sounds like the first two shots did not kill her, he did not mention the third one in the 911 call. Pretty much explains what happened, he had 2 chances to let that women live. Absolutely horrible monster.
  • @wyl.22
    The uber driver was gonna go. Still shot her. Wow what has this world really come to
  • @Marvin-ut4xs
    That story is bs. If he thought she was a scammer he could've kept her at gun point until the police came. FOH