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Shocking video captures scam victim pointing gun at innocent Uber driver before allegedly killing her

Shocking video has captur🍰ed an elderly🍰 West Virginia man targeted by a telephone scam pulling a gun on an innocent Uber driver before allegedly shooting her dead.

The newly released dashcam footage from 61-ye𝄹ar-old﷽ driver Loletha Hall’s car shows 81-year-old William Brock, of South Charleston, approaching her with a gun about 11:20 a.m. March 25, .

When she tried to get in her vehicle and leave, Brock allegedly struggled with her and shot her dea𒉰d.

William Brock, 81, points a handgun at Uber driver Loletha Hall after he received a scam phone call about a package delivery. Clark County Sheriff's Office
Brock allegedly shot Hall three times before he called 911. Clark County Sheriff's Office

Unbeknownst to Hall, t꧙he suspect was the victim of a phone scam in which his incarcerated relative threatened him and his family and demanded m🍃oney, according to the news outlet.

The driver had also been contacted by the same person or an accomplice, instructing her throughꦆ the Uber app to pick up a package for delivery from Brock’s home, the෴ Clark County Sheriff’s Office told WKEF.

When she arrived, Brock allegedly demanded that the unarmed woman identify the person who contacted her and grabbed her phone as h✱e refused to let her leave.

“Give m๊e that phone!” he can be heard saying in the distressing video.

“Stop!🌠 Stop or I’ll call 911!” Hall yells back at Brock.

He then shot the womanꦓ three times before calling 911, officials said. Brock reportedly told the dispatcher that he shot someone who was trying to rob him.

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First respo🐼nders rushed Hall to Miami Valley Hospital, where she died during surgery, WKEF reported.

“Hall, suffering from medical conditions and unarmed, made no threats or assaults toward Mr. Brock, and made no demands, other than to ask about the package she was sent to retrieve through the Uber App,” the sheriff’s office spok💝esperson

“Due to there being no active threat presented by Ms. Hall at any time during the encounter, and Mr. Brock’s failure to contact authorities for assistance while brandishing a firearm, during which he fired at and struck Ms. Hall multiple times, he was arrested and charged with murder,” the rep added.

An Uber rep told the outlet:๊ “There iඣs no other way to describe this incident than a horrific tragedy.

William Brock was charged with murder. Clark County Sheriff's Office

“Our hearts continue to be with Loletha’s loved ones as they grieve her sudden loss𓂃. We have been in contact with law enforcement and remain committed to supporting their investigation,” the spokesperson added.

Brock, who suffered wounds to his hea🥂d during the scuffle, is being held on a $200,000 bond after pleading not guilty last week in Clark County Municipal Court, .

The account that ordered the fateful Uber trip 𓆉has been banned and the shooting remains𝓡 under investigation, officials said.