Angie Harmon accused an Instacart delivery driver of shooting and killing her family’s dog in a social media post shared Monday.
The fatal shooting of Harmon’s dog named Oliver happened over Easter weekend, shortly after a man delivered an order to the “Rizzoli & Isles” star’s home.
“He got out of his car, delivered the food and THEN shot our dog,” Harmon wrote on Instagram. “Our ring camera was charging in the house, which he saw and knew was not being recorded.”
According to the actress, the delivery driver claimed “self-defense” and was released by the police.
“He had no scratches or bites on him and his pants were not torn,” she said.
“He was shopping under a female identity named Merle… the photo is in my story,” she added. Harmon shared a screenshot of the delivery confirmation that featured a photo of a woman.
“He shot our dog with my daughters and I at home and kept saying, ‘Yeah, I shot your dog.’ Yes, I did,” she explained. “We are completely traumatized and beyond devastated by the loss of our beloved boy and family member.”
A representative for Harmon did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Instacart has suspended the delivery driver’s profile and is working with authorities to investigate, a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
“We were deeply saddened and troubled to learn of this incident,” Instacart said in a statement. “We have no tolerance for violence of any kind, and the customer account was immediately suspended from our platform. We have been in direct contact with the customer and are cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation.
Authorities investigated the March 30 incident and no charges have been filed, a spokesperson for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department told Fox News Digital.
“Upon arrival, officers located and spoke to all parties involved,” the spokesperson said. “The investigation revealed that a delivery driver came to the residence to deliver consumable goods. The driver told police that a dog attacked him while he was at the residence and that he defended himself by firing a single shot, striking and fatally injuring the dog. Another dog was present at the residence but did not attack.
CMPD Animal Protection and Control also responded to the scene.
Harmon’s famous friends took to the comments to share their support.
“It’s incredible!” Paulina Porizkova wrote. “I don’t even know how to react to this.”
“Oh my God, I’m horrified beyond disbelief…” Allison Janney added. “I can’t even begin to imagine. Dazed.”
Harmon’s supporters encouraged her to “take a stand,” with one user writing, “Use your network and media to arrest this guy and file a complaint (sic) against the police department for doing nothing.” If he’s (sic) that quick to pull out a gun, it’s (sic) only a matter of time before he does it again or to a person.
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