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.