Woman Accused of Killing Father of 3 in Walmart Parking Spot Dispute, Police Say

A Florida father of three and U.S. Army veteran was shot and killed outside a Walmart after authorities say a disagreement with a woman over a parking space escalated into deadly violence.

Bart Diguglielmo, 62, was at the Broward County Walmart on Tuesday afternoon when a woman, whose name has not been released by police, allegedly shot him in the stomach.

“The preliminary investigation revealed an adult female and [Diguglielmo] were involved in a verbal altercation over a parking space in the Walmart parking lot prior to the shooting,” the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “According to investigators, the shooter, the adult female, remained on scene, cooperated with detectives and she told them the shooting was in self-defense.”

Deputies were called to the Walmart at 7900 W. McNab Road in North Lauderdale at about 12:28 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Diguglielmo was discovered with a single gunshot wound and taken by paramedics to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

“I just don’t think anybody deserves to lose their life over a parking spot,” his daughter, Amanda, told local independent television station WPLG.

Cellphone footage recorded during the confrontation appears to show the woman shooting Diguglielmo as he moved toward her. A witness told WPLG that, during the dispute, the woman warned Diguglielmo she was going to shoot as he continued approaching.

“I heard one news site say it was over a parking spot,” Diguglielmo’s daughter told WPLG. “Another says it was because my dad was making some type of advance towards the woman, which I will completely debunk because my dad is not that person. He’s not perfect, but not someone that would do this to this extreme.”

Police say the case will be presented to the Broward State Attorney’s Office to determine whether the woman should be charged.