Elderly man charged with killing Uber driver apparently victim of scam

Let's go now to a tragic story from Ohio where an

elderly

man is arrested for fatally shooting an Uber

driver

, where authorities believe they were both

victim

s of a

scam

. Alex Pérez joins us now with the details. Good morning in this tragic story Alex, hello good morning Michael, authorities say that over the course of several weeks this man had received several calls from a

scam

mer demanding that he hand over $122,000 and authorities say he mistakenly thought that the Uber

driver

was somehow connected to this scam, warning the video. It may be difficult to see authorities this morning warning the public after a phone scam turned fatal.

This dramatic dash cam video captures the deadly confrontation between an Uber driver and an Ohio homeowner last month after authorities say they were both unknowingly targeted by scammers who received a tip. of a woman who was shot she is Ling in the driveway William Brock, 81,

charged

with the murder of Uber driver Lola Hall, 61. Police say it all started when Brock received multiple calls from scammers telling him he was a family member. had been arrested and demanded $122,000 as bail, telling him that a driver would come to his house to pick up a package with the money, the guy who was on the phone trying to get money from me and telling me that he was going to kill me and the Family authorities believe that the same scammers directed Hall through the Uber app to pick up a package at Brock's house.

They say this video shows her walking up to her door with no apparent knowledge of the circumstances when Brock confronts her at gunpoint. They threatened me that she was going to come and kill me, you can hear Hall frantically trying to explain why she's there to answer a yes, I know what you are after police say Brock took her cell phone and when she tried to break into his car to get to Security investigators say Brock shot him three times and then called 91. I shot him in the leg the first time and shot him in the shoulder.

Hall later died from her injuries. Officers are searching Brock's home after the shooting saying they responded to a call from a person believed to be the scammer who agreed to a meeting but never showed up. Investigators said they traced that number to Canada, but it is believed to be a disposable phone number. Uber banned that account by cooperating with authorities and in a statement said this is a horrible tragedy and our hearts continue to go out to Lola's loved ones according to the FTC in 2023 there were more than 33,000 reports of imposter scams from family and friends like this one and $89 million was lost and Brock is free from Bond and could face additional charges, authorities say they want to remind everyone that authorities will never call and ask for money guys okay that's a horrible story Alex thanks.