Angie Harmon sues delivery driver who shot and killed her dog: ‘Unfathomable’

In the complaint, Harmon alleged that while planning the birth, she believed she was communicating with an older woman named “Merle.” Instead, Reid, described as “a tall and intimidating younger man,” had “posed as Merle on the Instacart app” and was the one who showed up to fill the order.

When Reid arrived, Harmon’s attorneys said she “heard what sounded like a gunshot” and “terrified for the safety of her children, Ms. Harmon immediately ran downstairs to determine where she thought it was a gunshot.”

Harmon said she saw Reid “place a gun down the front of his pants, possibly in his pocket.” She looked over and saw that her beloved dog, Oliver, had been shot. Even though he was shot, Oliver was still alive.”

Oliver, a German shepherd-beagle mix, died shortly after being rushed to the vet’s office.

When police arrived and questioned Reid about the incident, he admitted to shooting the dog but claimed it attacked him and acted in self-defense.

“The driver told officers that a dog had attacked him while he was in the residence and that he defended himself by firing a single shot, striking and fatally wounding the dog. There was another dog present in the home, but it did not attack,” said Charlotte. The Mecklenburg Police Department said this in a statement.

Although the investigation concluded without criminal charges being filed, Harmon claims in the lawsuit that Reid was “not injured” or “seriously threatened” by the dog and had “ample opportunity” to safely leave the property without putting the dog down to shoot.

Last month on Instagram, Harmon wrote: “This Easter weekend, a man delivering groceries for #Instacart shot and killed our precious Oliver. He got out of his car, delivered the food, then shot our dog. Our Ring camera was charging in the house, which he saw and then knew he wasn’t being answered.”

“The police let him go because he claimed ‘self-defense’. He had no scratches or bites and his pants were not torn. He was shopping under the identity of a woman named Merle… He shot our dog with my daughters and myself at home and kept saying, ‘Yes, I shot you. dog. Yes I did that.’ We are completely traumatized and beyond devastated by the loss of our beloved boy and family member.”