"81-Year-Old Ohio Man Fatally Shoots Uber Driver Amid Scam Call Incident"

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An 81-year-old Ohio man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting an Uber driver, Loletha Hall, who had been unknowingly involved in a scam call targeting the man. Both the man and the driver had received scam calls, with the man being threatened to pay $12,000 to release an incarcerated relative. The same caller or an accomplice then hired Hall to pick up a package from the man's residence. The man allegedly held Hall at gunpoint, demanded to know the callers' identities, and shot her multiple times when she tried to leave. The man pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $200,000, while police are still searching for the scam callers.
- Uber driver shot and killed by 81-year-old Ohio man after both received scam calls, police say CBS News
- Ohio man fatally shot Uber driver after scam phone calls targeted both of them, authorities say Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 81-year-old charged with murder of Uber driver he mistakenly believed was a scammer, police say CNN
- Ohio man, 81, fatally shoots Uber driver, 61, after scammers target both of them, officials say NBC News
- Uber Driver, 61, Shot Dead by 81-Year-Old Man Who Believed He Was Being Scammed PEOPLE
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