Ohio man charged in deadly shooting of Uber driver after both received scam calls, police say

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Published 2024-04-17

An 81-year-old man is charged with murder after thinking the victim was connected to a scam. William Brock received a threatening call last month from someone demanding money. The scammers also called Loletha Hall, an Uber driver, to pick up a package from Brock’s home. Brock confronted Hall with a gun, believing she was connected to the threats. He is now charged with her murder. Warning: The video in this story is disturbing.

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All Comments (21)

@farfromluzin 13 days ago

As a Gun owner. This guy had NO justification for shooting that poor woman. He needs to go to jail.
@velshock 13 days ago

Stop trying to make them equal victims. He got phone calls, she was murdered. Not the same.
@marlyn2852 10 days ago

He is a murderer. Period.
@dar3ali5tfame62 11 days ago

He literally lied and said she threatened him but you can clearly see she never said any threats just help me help me and he killed her in COLD BLOOD
@MAX-kx1eg 13 days ago

The person that ordered the Uber trip set her up to die. That person needs to be prosecuted.
@Gaming_Antics 13 days ago

Old man isn’t innocent, because he took her phone and shot her multiple times when she never attacked him. The shooting wasn’t in self defense.
@jaywilliams1289 11 days ago

WHY did he even LEAVE his house?????? Just call the police!!!!! A woman lost her life because this old man wanted to play like he was John Wayne! He murdered her and he needs to go to prison!!!
@Vladkazenski7777 11 days ago

She can barely walk, you scared by this lady?
@LuciaBeans 13 days ago

I don't care that he got a prank call- she clearly was not threatening him. She was pleading for help. He murdered her in cold blood.
@roxdazey 13 days ago

He was NOT threatened by this poor woman. Shameful.
@tchakeemn 12 days ago

The fact that they ate calling the murderer a "victim" is leaving the door open for him to get away with it
@Mittlebaum1 13 days ago

He’s amped up and scared?!? He sounds pretty calm and deliberate to me!
@teddyjam8134 13 days ago

There's no reason to shoot 3 times??!! There's no reason to shoot at all.
@ABCDEFGHIJK4097 13 days ago

I can't believe he killed that poor woman. Extremely disturbing.
@yvettemiller3819 13 days ago

This man needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
@clevername123 12 days ago

I can't believe they called this murdering old man a victim.
@FlowKio 13 days ago

Wait, his family’s life was supposedly in danger and he never called the police?
@outlawbillionairez9780 13 days ago

As an old man, we can't keep making excuses for the elderly violent behavior they feel they're entitled to.
@simplyme456 11 days ago

That fool was not scared...just hateful
@dannybarlow9711 13 days ago

That poor woman. That could've been anyone. Could've been 18 - 80. He's a murderer