Renter accused of killing landlord
06:02 PM EDT on Friday, October 12, 2007
A 61-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder, accused of killing his landlord Sunday in Currituck County, N.C.
Investigators say Charles Newcomb Sr. shot his landlord, Joyce Gabbard, 61, early Sunday morning in the Gibbs Woods area of Knotts Island.
Joyce Gabbard's only child, Cynthia, says her own life was shattered Sunday morning, when she learned her mother was shot dead.
“It's unfair,” she said. “There are too many unanswered questions. Why? She didn't deserve this. I didn't deserve this.”
Gabbard was found dead in Newcomb’s apartment when sheriff’s deputies responded, said Currituck County Chief Deputy Sandy Case.
“He took my best friend,” said Gabbard’s daughter. “He took someone that meant the world to me, and he knew it.”
Gabbard and Newcomb dated for a year and had shouting matches from time to time, according to a friend, but never anything violent.
“The individual that did this to her was nothing, but helped by everything she did for him,” said Gabbard’s nephew August Mims.
Gabbard rented out two homes and cared for her 98-year-old mother. She was a fixture in the Knotts Island neighborhood, where everyone called her Aunt Joyce.
“I don't think we can get our mind around any of it yet,” said Gabbard’s friend Mitch Goldman
Newcomb was arrested an hour later and is being held at the county jail with bail set at $2 million.
Police and family have information about what happened they are not sharing to avoid compromising the case.
“I want him to know that he took away the best thing and she didn't deserve die and she's got a lot of people who love her and need her, and I'll never forgive him,” said Gabbard’s niece Valerie Gray.
Deputies found a handgun at the scene believed to be involved.
Deputy Case says there is not an apparent motive in the case
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