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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Florida woman who fatally shot man to not face charges due to ‘stand your ground’ law

a man and a woman stand between cars in a parking lot
Melissa Payne and Bart DiGuglielmo in a parking lot. Photograph: Broward County State Attorney's Office

A Florida woman who shot and killed a 62-year-old army veteran in a dispute over a space at a Walmart parking lot will not face charges because of the state’s stand your ground law, prosecutors said.

Melissa Payne opened fire in June on Bart Diguglielmo, who was unarmed, during the incident in North Lauderdale. Security cameras and cellphone video of passersby captured the argument and Payne firing a single shot.

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