Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 04:52:35 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: InstaCart Delivery Guy Shoots and Kills One of Angie Harmon's Dogs Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv References: Content-Language: en-US From: trotsky In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 49 Path: ...!news-out.netnews.com!netnews.com!s1-4.netnews.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.newsdemon.com!not-for-mail Nntp-Posting-Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:52:36 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 3214 Organization: NewsDemon - www.newsdemon.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@newsdemon.com Message-Id: <17c26dd1cd5b4f4b$33207$111488$4ed50460@news.newsdemon.com> Bytes: 3543 On 4/1/24 11:54 PM, BTR1701 wrote: > > https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13261563/Angie-Harmon-reveals-Instacart-driver-shot-KILLED-dogs.html > > The actress Angie Harmon shared the devastating news that one of her family's > dogs was shot and killed by an InstaCart delivery person over the Easter > weekend. The 51-year-old former LAW & ORDER star revealed on Instagram on > Monday that her dog Oliver had been killed by the delivery person after he > dropped off groceries to their home in Charlotte, North Carolina. > > "This Easter weekend a man delivering groceries for InstaCart shot & killed > our precious Oliver," she wrote, alongside several sweet photos of the > deceased pet. "He got out of his car, delivered the food & THEN shot our dog. > Our Ring camera was charging in the house, which he saw & then knew he wasn’t > being recorded. The police let him go because he claimed self-defense. He did > not have a scratch or bite on him nor were his pants torn. He was shopping > under a woman's identity named Merle. He shot our dog with my daughters and > myself at home and just kept saying, "Yeah, I shot your dog. Yeah, I did." We > are completely traumatized and beyond devastated at the loss of our beloved > boy and family member." > > InstaCart responded to Harmon's claims with a statement to DailyMail.com: > > "We were deeply saddened and disturbed to hear about this incident. We have no > tolerance for violence of any kind and the shopper account was immediately > suspended from our platform," it said. "We have been in direct contact with > the customer and are cooperating with law enforcement on their > investigation." > > In an update from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to TMZ, law > enforcement officials confirmed that the InstaCart driver claimed he shot the > dog in self-defense. > > "The investigation revealed that a delivery driver arrived at the residence to > deliver consumable goods. The driver told officers that a dog attacked him > while he was at the residence and that he defended himself by firing a single > gunshot, striking and mortally wounding the dog. Another dog was present at > the residence but did not attack." > > They added that the department's Animal Control division was also involved in > the response to the shooting but the department confirmed that no charges had > been filed against the driver at this time. > > The police department added that it was not seeking out any other individuals > in response to the shooting. Maybe somebody will need to shoot the guy in self defense.