Yes, I need a sheriff and an ambulance
real quick out here. There's been a
shooting. The caller is the shooter.
He's being advised to put the gun down.
So, this is a scam. Somebody called in
and told him that his nephew was in
jail.
He was after blood money.
It's the same play that they've been
using on everybody. It's always elderly
people and then she showed up.
Oh. Yeah, he got bashed pretty good. Oh,
she shows up here and tries to take his
$12,000 before he shoots her. Okay,
then.
A man calls 911 to report that he's been
the victim of a telephone scam that
ended in a dangerous confrontation in
front of his house. Now, one person has
been shot and the threat may be ongoing.
But, it won't be long before a shocking
revelation turns the entire case upside
down.
I'll shoot you in the head, you old
Please don't.
The following report is based on
official police records and some of the
footage has never been seen before until
now. In Clark County, Ohio, on the
morning of March 25th, 2024, dispatchers
get a 911 call from an elderly man named
Bill Brock, who says he's been forced to
use extreme measures to defend his life.
Yes, I need a sheriff and an ambulance
real quick out here. There's been a
shooting. A shooting? Who shot?
Uh some black woman that come to the
house here. Who did she shoot? Well,
I've been threatened all morning. Okay.
Okay, where did the black woman go?
She's laying here on the driveway. Did
you shoot her? Yes, I did. Okay. She's
laying in the driveway? Yes. Okay.
Okay.
She's bleeding bleeding some and Okay,
where did you shoot her at?
Well, I shot her in the leg first time
and I shot her in the shoulder. Okay, so
you shot her in the leg and the
shoulder? Yes.
Why did you do that? Because I was
threatened that she was going to come
and kill me. Much more will be said
about the threats Bill was getting that
morning. But, for now, the dispatcher is
concerned about the immediate emergency.
Is anybody else with her out there? No.
Okay, so she's by herself?
>> Yeah, I'm Help me, please. And I'm by
myself, too. Okay. Is that her in the
background?
>> Yes.
Okay.
Even with the woman in clear need of
urgent medical care, Bill says that the
threat against his life may still be
ongoing.
Yeah, it's the guy on the phone and he
was telling me he was going to
kill me and the family and everybody
else around.
Help
Help me, please.
And he thought he would be on his way
here now. He claimed he was in
Springfield, but Okay, the male said he
was in the Springfield? But I don't
believe it. I'm not comfortable being
outside here cuz they said they had a
drone over us and The stunning details
of what led up to this shooting will
come out in time, but for now, police
rushing to the scene have a more
pressing question. Hello, the caller on
the phone.
Yes, we do.
Okay. And where is that person advising
with the firearm is? Okay, where did you
put the gun? I've got it right here in
my hand. Okay, I need you to put the gun
down before the officers and the medics
get there. I need you to put it up
somewhere. I will.
The caller is the shooter. He's being
advised to put the gun down. Did you put
the gun up? Uh I need you to put the gun
up before they arrive, okay? Yes. Okay,
put the gun up for me. Uh put it inside
the house or something, okay? Yes. Uh
she's not going anywhere.
With that stark assessment, Bill puts
the gun away. The woman is being treated
by paramedics when the first deputy
arrives at the scene.
Come here. You're all right.
Stay right there one second.
Are you the shooter? Yes.
>> Okay, I'm going to I'm going to pat you
down, okay? Yeah.
That's good.
I'm just going to Hang on to that.
Here, I'm going to hang on to that, too.
May I have you sit in my car, okay?
Yeah.
I like that. Tell me before I log I have
to may I have you sit in my car.
Not yet. Just let us figure it out,
okay? Okay.
You're not under arrest, okay? You're
just being being detained in the car for
now, okay? Like I said, there's a squad
coming to check you, okay? So, just give
us a few. I'm sure glad to see you guys
out here cuz I've been on this phone for
a couple hours with this guy trying to
say he
had a nephew in jail.
Had a wreck in Charleston and
just kept hanging on and needing
needing bond money and what this woman
was Grandparent scam.
Yeah, figured it. As the cops secure the
scene, a MedFlight is ordered for the
woman who is still conscious. Okay, I'm
going to get all of your stuff prepped.
Do you need anything?
As they wait for the helicopter, the
deputies begin to learn a little more
about what happened here today. He said
it was a scam. Somebody called and told
him that his nephew was in jail and he
needed to pay $12,000 down and they said
no. He tells me she's got the $12,000.
She shows up here and tries to take the
$12,000. So, she showed up here. Oh.
Yeah. Oh. Yeah.
Okay, then. Yeah. Sir, you were the only
one in your your house? Yes, ma'am.
Nobody came with this female? No. Okay.
You didn't see anybody? She was sitting
out in Springfield, is all I know, cuz I
He was after that money.
There's $12,000 in an envelope here that
I was supposed to take to Springfield.
Bill tried to get some of this across in
the 911 call. She threatened to kill
you? No, it's the guy on the phone
that's been trying to get money out of
me. It's the same play that they've been
using on everybody. It's always elderly
people.
The federal government warns that
so-called grandparent scams are growing
more common as cyber thieves use social
media to gain access to consumers
personal information.
The FBI reported that they received
nearly 200 complaints in 2023 relating
to this type of fraud. This case, of
course, ended differently than most.
Where is the white swatch? He got one in
the chest, one in the hip, I think, and
two in the leg. Yeah, I'm trying to
helicopter to look for a drone cuz I
found they had a drone circling around
there watching me in my field. Mhm.
Things are quickly worsening for the
woman. Bill shot.
I
know you guys got a lot going on, but if
you can
her pants, her clothes.
We don't have time for that. We're
trying to arrest her now. She's in
>> yeah. Oh, no worries, but I didn't Hey,
can you grab her clothes? She's full
arrest right now.
The woman's injuries have left her on
the brink, but neither of them made it
through today's incident unscathed. Are
you injured anywhere? Just uh
a little nick on the side there where
she slammed the car door on me. Yeah,
whole side of his
I Yeah, I see this.
Oh. Yeah, he got bashed pretty good.
With Bill detained and the woman being
airlifted to a nearby hospital, the
detectives began their investigation
around back with an important piece of
evidence.
I know that door she looked
I don't know if he had any blood on it.
He has some blood on his ears and stuff.
There's There's a gun. Yeah.
Honest to God, revolver.
These haven't got pictures over there
yet. I'm watching where I'm going.
She's like a a bull in a china shop.
>> it's old ass and metal door.
As they head into the house, the
investigators notice the envelope full
of money that Bill had prepared for the
scammers.
Yeah. So, why did he So, they called
him.
Oh, okay. I
You ain't [snorts] going to say anything
more, I understand. Tell him that his
son is in Yep.
And then she showed up.
As familiar as the scam may be, this one
took an extremely rare turn. And when
the man behind the scam calls the house,
it takes another one.
You ready? Yeah, come on.
Do we want him out?
Hello.
Uh yes, hello.
Hello.
Yeah, who is this?
May I ask you who I'm talking to?
Yeah, this is the officer's lady. Okay,
what officer?
Yeah.
No, I need to know what officer, sir.
You're going to be in trouble. Okay. Let
me ask you is the female you sent over
here, you know who she is?
Yes, I do. Okay, um well, she's been in
an accident.
And this isn't actually an officer.
It's Detective Cruz with the Clark
County Sheriff's Office. I need you to
dial a number, get this number so I can
explain more to you.
Hello.
Hello.
If you'd like to make a call, please
dial Well, they know that she's been in
an accident, so they can't say we didn't
tell them. As the deputies have their
first interaction with the phone
scammers, Bill remains shaken by the
grim events that have shaped this
morning. Yes, they uh
threatened to come out here and kill me
if I didn't say anything. Okay.
>> And she was going to get this. Okay. So
I said, "Let's get the door off." Okay.
Let's break the person's arm. I got you.
I do.
So what happens? I don't know about
that, but I'm sure I understand. But uh
I've been in a shootout before. I
completely understand. Inside the house,
the scammer calls once again.
Hello.
Yeah, I'm sorry. We got disconnected
there. Okay.
>> What were you saying? She was in an
accident. This is Detective Cruz with
the Clark County Sheriff's Office. She
was taken to the hospital. I need you to
call so we can get more information on
her.
Okay, what type of accident? Uh it was a
serious accident. We'll just say that.
A serious accident?
>> Yes.
Is she okay? No, uh, she's not doing
well.
Oh, no.
Yeah. She just say she was taken to the
hospital.
W- What hospital are you
>> I'm not going to tell you that until you
meet me so I can make sure you're family
or something like that.
Okay, I want to be there, uh,
give me 20 minutes. Okay, thank you.
W- Where is the gentleman that was
there?
Huh?
The gentleman that was there, what
Where is he?
He's talking to us so I need you to
come.
Okay, thank you. I'll be there.
20 minutes, get ready. Let's see if he
shows up. But now knowing that police
are on the scene and Bill is talking to
them, the man never arrives. Meanwhile,
Bill gets stitches for his head wound.
Yeah, I'm glad you guys are around for
they threatened to kill me. Yeah. And
and that, too, cuz yeah, the threats as
well. So, you have a
a female that probably has someone else
out there that, you know, you never
know.
Bill says the scam caller made a many
death threats, but today's events only
bring about one actual death.
61-year-old Lolita Hall, the woman he
shot this morning, dies in surgery at
Kettering Hospital.
Well, I'm glad for that
for his neighbors that were threatened
to be raped and killed.
According to Bill's friends, his fears
lingered. He stayed with his girlfriend
Becky for the following days, hiding his
vehicles because he thought that the
scammers would find him and kill him.
But even today, the cops believe they
have the basic picture of what happened.
He's already given consent. He's
complied with all all law enforcement
aspect. It sounds like the person that
came to his house was in the wrong and
he is the apparent victim of a possible
robbery. He shot someone that attempted
to rob him. But this investigation is
about to take its most unexpected turn
yet. I think you for being here. Yep.
Detective soon realized that Lolita Hall
was working for Uber on the morning that
Bill was being targeted over the phone.
And just as Bill had no idea who he was
really talking to that day, Lolita, too,
was unaware that the pickup and delivery
order she accepted that morning was part
of a sophisticated scam.
At 10:52, she arrives at Bill's house.
Pick up my y'all on the right.
Lolita's dashcam shows her waiting in
Bill's driveway, apparently uncertain
about the next step.
Back door?
Okay.
I don't know what door I'm supposed to
go to.
Bill had been on the phone with the
scammers for nearly 2 hours at that
point. They claimed to be a lawyer and a
judge calling on behalf of Matt, his
girlfriend Becky's grandson, who had
supposedly been arrested after a
negligent car accident. At one point,
they even put someone posing as Matt
himself on the phone. The ruse was good
enough to fool Bill for a while, but as
Lolita was out in the driveway trying to
decide what to do, he was beginning to
realize that something wasn't right.
Mr., don't look like anyone's here. I'm
going to sit in my car.
Bill says that the plan was for him to
deliver the $12,000 to a parking lot
near the courthouse, where he would meet
with a woman in a black Acura. But when
he begins to catch on to the scam, the
men on the phone drop the act and tell
him that the woman has come to him. He
looks out the window and sees a black
Acura parked in the driveway.
He doesn't really look home.
Anyone home? There is no bell to ring.
Ma'am, there is no bell to ring. I'm not
walking up.
Lolita, clearly uneasy about going to
the door, remains in the driveway for
nearly a half hour total. In the
meantime, Bill says the scammers were
getting increasingly hostile. They gave
him a stark warning. If they didn't get
a call from their woman confirming that
the money had been handed over, they
would kill him, his family, and those
closest to him.
Can you let them know I'm here?
Is there any way you can let them know
I'm here?
It's not clear if Lolita is talking to
anyone or merely rehearsing, but
finally, just as the scammers are
threatening Bill's life over the phone,
Lolita decides she's done waiting.
Okay.
Lolita heads in the direction of Bill's
back door. According to Bill, she walked
into his covered sunroom area through
the door facing the driveway, proceeded
to open the storm door leading into his
house, and said, "I'm here for the
package."
Bill says that was when he drew his
pistol and asked for her phone. Less
than 2 minutes after Lolita was seen
walking toward the house, she is seen
again, and this time, she's not alone.
Okay, I'll get out.
Stop.
Stop.
I'll call 911.
Stop.
No, you're not leaving. I
Where are you going?
You're not leaving in my home.
Give me that phone. Stop.
Give me it.
Stop.
Give me it.
Help.
Help.
Help.
Give me that phone.
Help.
I'll keep yelling at you.
Help.
Get out.
Help.
Stop.
Yeah.
Yes, you're I know what you're after.
You're after this.
Help.
>> [screaming]
>> Help.
Help.
Help.
Give me that phone.
Help.
>> [screaming]
>> But even as Bill calls for help along
with her, he will later say he still saw
Lolita, and more specifically, the phone
she was carrying, as a dangerous threat
to his survival.
I'll keep yelling at you, lady. I'll
call the police, though.
Don't call.
shoot me anymore.
Over.
Oh,
I'll shoot you.
Give me the phone.
You mean everything?
Lolita can be heard begging Bill not to
shoot her again for the next minute, but
Bill is fixated on one thing.
No additional gunshots are heard, and
soon Bill calls 911. There's been a
shooting. A shooting? Who shot?
>> A some black woman come to the house
here. Roughly 2 weeks after the
shooting, Bill's lawyer told Clark
County detectives that he would not be
submitting to a formal interview. The
next day he was arrested and charged
with murder. At trial, the prosecutors
argued that a reasonable person would
not shoot a defenseless woman multiple
times to protect themselves from words
of a scammer. The jury agreed, and in
January 2026, William Brock was
convicted of murder, two counts of
felony murder, kidnapping, and felonious
assault. At sentencing, Lolita's son
Mario called his mother his best friend.
She didn't get to grow old like William
Brock, he said. Instead, she sits on my
mantle in an urn. William Brock, 83, was
sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
plus an additional and consecutive 6
years for firearm specifications. He has
filed an appeal. In March 2025, the
estate of Lolita Hall filed a wrongful
death lawsuit against Bill and the
unnamed scammers, none of whom have been
identified or arrested to this day. The
lawsuit is ongoing.