[Durham INC] Fw: Tragedy in North Carolina HOA

[M. W. Shiflett - Hotmail]

I thought this might be of interest to those of you who live in HomeOwners Assciations but also to folks living in more traditional and older neighborhoods regarding disgruntled residents and what you can do to recognize potential dangerous situations and deal fairly with those who might disagree with decisions/events happening around them.

Mike Shiflett


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Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:44 AM
Subject: Tragedy in North Carolina HOA



                             
                       
                 

                             

                              Resident Fatally Shoots Two Neighbors and Then Himself in Apparent HOA Dispute in NC Community





                              On Friday, March 29, 2013, the Harrisburg, NC community of Windsor Forest was rocked by a dispute that ended in a double murder and suicide.



                              Police said Anthony Charles Hardy shot and killed his neighbors on either side of his two-story brick home on Friday.



                              Daniel Thomas Kirchner, 42, and Gary Wade Stocks, 64, were shot in the backyard of Kirchner's house.  Hardy later killed himself in his own house during a standoff with Cabarrus County deputies.



                              Kirchner served as President of the Windsor Forest Homeowner Association.  News reports suggest that the dispute arose over the homeowner association's approval of cutting pine trees in a power easement but the cause remains under investigation.



                              Violence of this magnitude is rare among the estimated 300,000 homeowner associations in the nation. However, it is incumbent on association boards to consider issues of awareness, prevention and response associated with violence in homeowner associations.  Please read our specially prepared article: Violence Prevention in Homeowner Associations. 



                              More information on the tragedy in Windsor Forest can be found in the following links to news reports.  Information about memorial funds that have been established for the families can be found on the Windsor Forest Homeowner Association website.



                              www.charlotteobserver.com/deputies-on-scene-of-police-standoff



                              www.charlotteobserver.com/windsor-forest-community-struggles



                              www.windsorforestpoa.com



                              On behalf of the thousands of association volunteers and industry professionals, HOA-USA extends our most heartfelt prayers and expressions of sympathy to the families and others affected by this tragedy.


                             
                       
                 
                       
                 
                             
                        
                       
                 
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