Landlord sues Apex man accused of killing neighbors at townhome complex

Harry Hardman, an Apex man charged with the Jan. 15 deaths of his two neighbors, is being sued by his landlord.

Posted 1:58 p.m. Jan 29 — Updated 7:29 p.m. Jan 29

APEX, N.C. — Harry Hardman, an Apex man charged with the Jan. 15 deaths of his two neighbors, is being sued by his landlord.

Hardman, 37, a former U.S. Army captain, is charged with the murders of 37-year-old Gabrielle Raymond and 69-year-old Nancy Taylor in their South Walk Townhomes neighborhood. He is also charged with animal cruelty, as police officers believe he shot and killed his dog.

Court papers filed by Hardman's landlord said there were bullet holes all over the Brussels Drive townhome Hardman was renting for $2,050 per month.

The documents describe damage to the townhome as:

"The glass of the front door was shattered."
"The shower door in the master bathroom was ruined."
"There are many bullet holes on the cabinets, doors, floor, walls, etc."

His landlord also claims Hardman lied about being a veteran on his application for the townhome, but a spokesperson for Fort Liberty has confirmed to WRAL News Hardman served the in Army as active duty from May 2009 until August 2015.

Hardman, who remains in jail, is due back in court Feb. 5.

911 calls from Jan. 15 Apex shooting

Earlier this month, the Apex Police Department shared 911 calls from Jan. 15 revealing what happened in the moments before two women were shot and killed in their own neighborhood.

Officers found the women laying in the front yard of a home on Chipping Drive. Both were taken to the hospital, where they died.

Hardman, 37, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of animal cruelty in connection to a shooting in Apex which killed two women and a dog.

Apex Police Chief Jason Armstrong described multiple 911 calls, made from neighbors and one of the victims, in great detail.

According to police, the first call came in at 3:02 p.m. Monday to the Apex non-emergency line. The caller, a neighbor, reported a man was being loud, "screaming at the sky," pacing back and forth and waving a pool cue in the air, according to Armstrong.

The caller reported a woman walked up to the man and began talking to him. Apex police believe the man was Hardman, and the woman who approached him was Taylor, one of the victims.

A few seconds later, the caller told dispatchers he heard gunshots.

According to Armstrong, the first police officers were dispatched to the scene at 3:05 p.m. The first officers arrived at 3:09 p.m.

A 911 call was placed at 3:05 p.m. from Raymond's cellphone, Armstrong said. Raymond did not get a chance to talk to a dispatcher.

"On that 911 call the only thing we heard was gunshots and screams," Armstrong said.

Apex shooting: Neighbor's video may give insight into suspect's motive

A third 911 call made at 3:08 p.m. was from a neighbor who ran outside to confront the gunman, police said. No gunshots were exchanged between Hardman and the caller.

Armstrong said Hardman fled the scene after the encounter, running to his home.

According to police, officers heard a single gunshot in Hardman's backyard, where they found him holding an AR-15 rifle.

When officers asked Hardman to drop the weapon, he complied. He was then arrested.

The motive behind the shooting is still under investigation, although police said Hardman knew his victims.

Neighbors told WRAL News that Taylor was the head of the South Walk homeowners association and believe Hardman may have gotten into an argument with her about issues in the neighborhood.

"We haven't uncovered anything," Armstrong said. "I've heard some of the rumors about HOA issues and things ... that's not anything that we've uncovered that suggests it contributed to what happened that day."

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