If the dog bit him, he was justified in shooting it, though he would have fared better in just getting into his car and calling the police.
He would have likely gotten a settlement.
"9:49 AM PT -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD is clarifying the deliveryman only told them he had bite marks from the dog.
Also, the perp's name is "Christopher", and he has a record, but no convictions for a felony.
And then you think about how someone would have reacted had they been bitten.
Clearly he said nothing to Angie Harmon about having been bitten, because she specifically said he hadn't been bitten. Had he been bitten, I believe he would have been screaming about having been bitten.
Do you know anyone that would be quiet about being bitten by a dog?
His statement would not have been "Yeah, I shot your dog."
It would have been "Your muthaf***ing dog *BIT* me!! So I shot his muthaf***ing @$$!!! He would have been wound up and angry, not matter of fact "Yeah, I shot your dog."
He would not have remained silent about the matter, he would have kept telling her that her dog bit him.
He didn't do that. He only told the cops that the dog bit him, and the cops haven't said they saw any actual bite marks.
This guy is an odd duck one way or the other. He either shot the dog for kicks, or the dog actually bit him, but he didn't feel the need to mention it to the owner, which just strikes me as unlikely.
I don't know anyone who wouldn't tell an owner that their dog bit them, especially a clearly rich owner.
If the cops didn't see a bite mark, it didn't happen.