'Unfathomable': Angie Harmon Sues Delivery Driver Who Shot and Killed Her Dog

In the complaint, Harmon claimed that while scheduling the delivery, she believed she was communicating with an older woman named "Merle." Instead, Reid, described as "a tall and intimidating younger man," had been "impersonating Merle on the Instacart app" and was the one who showed up to fulfill the order.

When Reid arrived, Harmon's lawyers said she "heard what sounded like a gun shot" and "terrified for her children's safety, Ms. Harmon immediately ran downstairs to determine to source of what she thought was a gun shot."

Harmon said she saw Reid “placing a gun in the front of his pants, potentially in his pant pocket. Looking to the side, she saw that her beloved dog, Oliver, was shot. Although shot, Oliver was still alive.”

Oliver, a German shepherd/beagle mix, died shortly after being rushed to the veterinarian's office.

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

"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," the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement.

Although the investigation was closed without any criminal charges being brought, Harmon's suit alleges that Reid was "not injured" or "seriously threatened" by the dog and had "ample opportunity" to leave the property safely without shooting the dog.

On Instagram last month, Harmon wrote, "This Easter weekend a man delivering groceries for #Instacart shot & 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 & then knew he wasn’t being recorded."

"The police let him go b/c 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 & myself at home & just kept saying, 'yeah, I shot your dog. Yeah I did.' We are completely traumatized & beyond devastated at the loss of our beloved boy & family member."