Video, witness calls and the shooter’s self-defense claim are being examined after Bart Diguglielmo’s death in North Lauderdale.

NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County prosecutors are reviewing the fatal shooting of a 62-year-old man during a confrontation over a parking space outside a Walmart, a case partly captured by witnesses and nearby vehicle cameras. The woman who fired the shot remained at the scene and told investigators she acted in self-defense, authorities said.

Bart Diguglielmo of Lauderhill was shot shortly before 12:30 p.m. June 30 in the parking lot of the Walmart at 7900 W. McNab Road. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and North Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel responded after emergency dispatchers received reports of gunfire. Deputies found Diguglielmo with a gunshot wound, and paramedics took him to Broward Health Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office said its preliminary investigation found that Diguglielmo and an adult woman had been arguing over a parking space before the shooting.

The woman has not been publicly identified by authorities. Investigators said she did not leave the shopping center after the gunfire. She cooperated with detectives and said she had shot Diguglielmo to protect herself. Authorities did not announce an arrest at the scene, and the available public statements do not identify a criminal charge against her. The Broward State Attorney’s Office received the case for a review of the evidence and a decision on whether charges are supported. No later charging decision could be confirmed as of Thursday.

The confrontation drew immediate attention because portions were recorded from more than one direction. Cellphone video taken by a person in the parking lot shows the woman and Diguglielmo exchanging words as they move near parked vehicles. Separate footage from a nearby Tesla also recorded parts of the encounter, according to local news reports. The videos appear to show the woman holding a handgun while also holding a phone. Diguglielmo is seen moving away at one stage and later walking toward her before a single shot is heard. The recordings do not, by themselves, establish every word spoken or everything that happened before filming began.

Audio from 911 calls released after the shooting records the confusion among people who were nearby. Callers told dispatchers that a person had been shot and asked for an ambulance and police. One caller reported that the woman still had the firearm. Another said the gun had been placed on top of a vehicle after the shooting. The calls capture what witnesses believed they were seeing in real time, but they do not amount to a complete investigative finding about whether the use of deadly force was legally justified.

The self-defense claim places the focus on the full sequence of the confrontation rather than the brief portion seen in widely shared clips. Investigators must consider the available video, witness accounts, physical evidence, emergency calls and any statements given by the woman or other people at the scene. Publicly released material shows an argument that escalated rapidly, but authorities have not issued a detailed reconstruction explaining who first occupied or approached the disputed space, what each person said throughout the encounter or what the woman believed when she fired.

Diguglielmo’s daughter, Amanda, told WPLG that her father did not deserve to lose his life over a parking dispute. She also challenged suggestions circulating after the shooting that he had made some other kind of advance toward the woman. She acknowledged that her father was not perfect but said the conduct being attributed to him did not fit the person she knew. Her comments reflect the family’s position and have not been presented by investigators as a finding about the events that led to the gunfire.

Relatives and memorial notices described Diguglielmo as a father of three and a retired Army staff sergeant. An obituary said his life included service connected to the Gulf War and involvement with military and veterans’ communities. Other reports described him as a former nurse. Those details became part of the public discussion after his death, as relatives sought to separate his broader life from the short and disputed encounter recorded outside the store.

The woman’s identity has remained withheld in official public accounts, limiting the information available about her version of events beyond the self-defense statement reported by the sheriff’s office. Authorities have not publicly released a complete interview with her, and no attorney speaking on her behalf has been identified in the official record reviewed for this report. The absence of a public charge also means there is no criminal complaint or probable-cause affidavit setting out a prosecutor’s version of the evidence.

The shooting occurred during the middle of the day at a busy commercial property, leaving shoppers and employees near an active death investigation. Video shows vehicles moving through the area while the confrontation unfolds, and the emergency calls describe bystanders trying to direct help to the injured man. The public setting produced unusually immediate recordings, but it also created several incomplete perspectives. A camera may show movement while failing to record earlier conduct, and a witness may hear only part of an exchange.

That distinction is central to the state attorney’s review. A recording can document where people stood, how they moved and when a shot was fired, while questions about perception, intent and legal justification often require additional evidence. Prosecutors may also examine whether witness descriptions agree with the recordings and whether statements made after the shooting are consistent with other evidence. Authorities have not said when that review will be completed or whether additional material will be released.

For Diguglielmo’s family, the legal review follows a death that was sudden, public and replayed online. Family-linked fundraisers said relatives were working to return his remains to New Jersey and cover funeral-related expenses. Another appeal organized by his daughter said she wanted the facts examined through the legal process. Those appeals represent the family’s account of its needs and goals; they do not resolve the disputed circumstances of the shooting.

The Broward Sheriff’s Office initially described the matter as an ongoing homicide investigation and said the completed case would be presented to prosecutors. The state attorney’s task is to decide whether the evidence supports a criminal filing, while the woman’s self-defense claim remains an allegation to be evaluated rather than an established legal conclusion. Until prosecutors announce a decision or a court filing is made, the woman has not been publicly charged in connection with Diguglielmo’s death.

Author note: Last updated July 30, 2026.