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An 81-year-old man was charged with murder after police said he shot and killed an Uber driver after they were both targeted by a scammer.
On March 25, William Brock was called by an unknown person. The person told Brock he needed to pay a certain amount of money to bail out a family member who had been arrested, according to a news release from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Brock and the unknown person spoke multiple times for a significant amount of time, officials said.
Then, at some point, Uber driver Loletha Hall arrived at Brock’s home to retrieve a package, according to the sheriff’s office.
Officials said Brock became suspicious and believed Hall was there to rob him. However, it was later learned Hall was also targeted in the scam, and the package delivery order was placed by the same person, or an accomplice, who had been making calls to Brock asking for money, officials said.
“Mr. Brock produced a gun and held (Hall) at gunpoint, making demands for identities of the subjects he had spoken with on the phone. He also demanded and took possession of her cell phone to prevent calls, and refused to allow Ms. Hall to leave,” officials said.
This is crazy all-around.
On March 25, William Brock was called by an unknown person. The person told Brock he needed to pay a certain amount of money to bail out a family member who had been arrested, according to a news release from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Brock and the unknown person spoke multiple times for a significant amount of time, officials said.
Then, at some point, Uber driver Loletha Hall arrived at Brock’s home to retrieve a package, according to the sheriff’s office.
Officials said Brock became suspicious and believed Hall was there to rob him. However, it was later learned Hall was also targeted in the scam, and the package delivery order was placed by the same person, or an accomplice, who had been making calls to Brock asking for money, officials said.
“Mr. Brock produced a gun and held (Hall) at gunpoint, making demands for identities of the subjects he had spoken with on the phone. He also demanded and took possession of her cell phone to prevent calls, and refused to allow Ms. Hall to leave,” officials said.
This is crazy all-around.
