Daughter of New Jersey Army Veteran Killed in Parking Lot Shooting Speaks Out: “He Was a Good Man”

The daughter of a New Jersey Army veteran who was fatally shot during a dispute over a parking space is speaking publicly for the first time, saying she recently reconnected with her father after years apart and wants him remembered for who he truly was.

Bart Diguglielmo, 62, originally from Hammonton and a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, was shot outside a Walmart in North Lauderdale, Florida, on Tuesday during a confrontation that was captured on video.

The shooting quickly drew national attention after footage of the confrontation circulated online. JerseyTalks previously reported on the deadly encounter and the investigation into the shooting. You can read our original coverage here: https://jerseytalks.com/new-jersey-army-veteran-fatally-shot-after-parking-spot-dispute-outside-florida-walmart

“I just don’t think anybody deserved to lose their life over a parking spot,” his daughter, Amanda, said through tears in an interview with Local 10 News.

Amanda acknowledged that she and her father had been estranged for years before recently rebuilding their relationship.

“He was a good man,” she said before breaking down emotionally.

She also pushed back on reports suggesting her father may have acted inappropriately toward the woman involved in the shooting.

“I heard one news site say it was over a parking spot. 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,” Amanda said.

“He’s not perfect, but not someone that would do this to this extreme.”

Amanda said she was initially hesitant to speak publicly but wanted to make sure her father is remembered beyond the circumstances of his death.

Surveillance video shows Diguglielmo arguing with an unidentified woman before she suddenly pulled out a handgun and fired. He collapsed after being shot, while witnesses said the woman continued yelling as he lay wounded.

Diguglielmo, who had been living in Lauderhill, Florida, was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he later died.

The woman remained at the scene and told investigators she acted in self-defense. She has not been publicly identified, and no charges have been announced as detectives continue investigating what led to the deadly confrontation.

The investigation remains ongoing.