Prosecutors considering charges against Florida woman who shockingly gunned down Army vet in Walmart parking lot dispute
Florida prosecutors are considering slapping charges on the female gunman who killed an Army veteran during a heated spat over a parking space at a Walmart.
Bart Diguglielmo, a 62-year-old retired staff sergeant, was fatally shot by an unidentified woman in front of the supercenter in North Lauderdale just before 12:30 p.m. on June 30.
The shooter, who remained at the scene until police arrived, claimed she had acted in self-defense, officials said.
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Prosecutors are considering charges against woman who shockingly gunned down 62-year-old Bart Diguglielmo in a Walmart parking lot in North Lauderdale, Florida, on July 2.Bart DiGuglielmo / Facebook
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Shocking video shows the moment an Army veteran was gunned down in the parking lot outside a Walmart in Florida.Local 10
“The case has been formally presented to our office by the Broward Sheriff’s Office,” a spokesman for the Broward State Attorney’s Office told The Post Thursday.
“Prosecutors will thoroughly review all of the evidence to determine if any charges will be filed.”
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Video shared on social media captured the alleged confrontation, where a woman wearing a white shirt stepped out of her car with a gun in her hand and began talking back to a man – believed to be Diguglielmo – wearing a gray shirt, who had approached her.
The two shoppers repeatedly pointed at each other during the argument and, at one point Diguglielmo raises his arms in the air as they stood in an empty parking space, according to video obtained by WPLG.
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The veteran was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.Local 10
Diguglielmo appears to follow the woman around another car as she aims the gun at him – before a single gunshot rings out and he collapses to the ground.
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The veteran was transported to a local hospital, where he later died.
Video shared on social media captured the alleged confrontation.Bart DiGuglielmo / Facebook
911 calls released Wednesday captured terrified bystanders alerting authorities to the shocking daytime shooting.
“The lady pulled out a weapon, looks like she shot somebody, and it’s in the Walmart shopping center,” one man told a dispatcher, according to NBC 6 South Florida.
“She’s still got the gun out, okay, she just shot somebody.”
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“Somebody just got shot at Walmart!” another caller screamed. “He’s on the floor, he’s on the floor right now.”
Diguglielmo’s sister described her brother as a decorated war veteran who served during Operation Desert Storm, according to CBS News Miami.
