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Subject: Re: InstaCart Delivery Guy Shoots and Kills One of Angie Harmon's
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 05:59:11 -0400
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On 4/3/24 4:38 AM, shawn wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 23:45:56 -0700, anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> 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.
>>>
>>
>> I’ve looked at the postings online and have some questions.
>>
>> Ring doorbells are rechargeable? You can just stick them up to the front of
>> the house and move them in and out? How come they don’t get stolen all the
>> time?
> 
> Yeah, that has to be the case because most of them (all that I see
> around here) are just stuck to the door so there's no power
> connection. I haven't checked but assumed that the ring is locked to
> the case until you use the app to unlock the ring device.
> 
>> The groceries delivered Were a very small package left at the front door. I
>> thought from the story presented he/she/it must’ve come inside to see that
>> her ring doorbell was recharging. So I’m not sure how he/she/it knew.
> 
> I assume the actual device was missing (since it was inside
> recharging) so the easier way to put it is that the driver saw that
> there was no camera. He may not even have known they had a Ring device
> unless he delivered items there before.
> 
>> Ring is currently heavily advertising that every big moment in your life
>> happens on your front porch and is captured by your ring doorbell video
>> which is just galactically stupid but will they continue this campaign?
>>
>> I wonder what Instacart and the local police policy is on Instacart,
>> drivers carrying weapons, potentially concealed?
> 
> My guess is just the what ever the local laws are.
> 
>> They won’t do anything to he/she/it. PETA goes to peoples homes and steals
>> their animals and kills them because they don’t think animals should be
>> pets and it’s just a small fine.
> 
> Yeah, without a video of what the guy did I don't expect anything to
> happen to him.
> 

You're kidding, right?  Without him having proof of self defense, he's 
going to get his ass sued off.

As far as criminal charges go, that'll depend on what, if anything, he's 
charged with - as well as his past record, if he has one.

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