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An 81-year-old Ohio man has been charged with murder after he admitted to shooting an Uber driver who'd been tricked by a scammer to pick up a package at the man's home.
The incident took place in the town of South Charleston on March 25 at around 11:25am.
William Brock, 81, told police he had been receiving fraudulent phone calls and been threatened in recent weeks.
One of the people he suspected was scamming him and threatening him messaged Uber delivery driver Letha Hall, 61, to tell him to pick up a package at Brock's home.
Hall showed up at Brock's home and according to police, 'made no threats or assaults' toward him and just asked about the package.
Fearing she was going to hurt him, Brock whipped out a gun and demanded she identify who had sent her.
An 81-year-old Ohio man has been charged with murder after he admitted to shooting an Uber driver who'd been tricked by a scammer to pick up a package at the man's home
Much of the scene was captured on the video camera in Hall's vehicle and released by the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
Brock also allegedly took her phone and wouldn't let her leave, though he never dialed 911 or called for help, police said.
Hall tried to get back to her car when Brock shot her. Afterward, Hall can be heard screaming in pain, while Brock
