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A Macomb County jury convicted Matthew Louis Mollicone, 46, of voluntary manslaughter, assault with intent to murder and three counts of felony firearm on May 29, 2024, after a gunfight at a Ray Township, Michigan, home ended with his wife, Kimberly Ann Mollicone, 49, fatally shot in the neck.

The Mollicones lived in Washington Township, Macomb County, and were connected to a family company. Matthew Mollicone believed his wife was involved with Daniele Giannone, 36, who lived on North Avenue in Ray Township, about an hour north of Detroit. Money was also part of the dispute. Trial testimony covered payments Giannone received from the Mollicones' company. The defense described the payments as theft, while Giannone testified that Kimberly Mollicone sent them on her own without his knowledge.

On July 12, 2022, the Mollicones drove to Giannone's home to confront him about his contact with Kimberly Mollicone. Matthew Mollicone entered the garage, approached Giannone and pulled a handgun from his waistband. Giannone reached for his own handgun and fired over Mollicone's head. The men exchanged fire, and Giannone was struck in the leg. The Mollicones returned to their vehicle, with Kimberly Mollicone in the driver's seat backing down the driveway. Matthew Mollicone fired again from the vehicle. Giannone, who had obtained a second weapon, fired back, and a round struck Kimberly Mollicone in the neck. The vehicle rolled to a stop, and she died from the wound. Members of Giannone's family were inside the house. Authorities said the episode lasted less than two minutes. Investigators recovered more than 30 shell casings and three weapons.

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office investigated. Security cameras at the property, including a Ring doorbell camera, captured most of the audio and some images of the shooting, and the footage was played for the jury. Giannone was treated for his leg wound and released pending further investigation. He was not charged. Mollicone was arraigned in 42-1 District Court on felony murder, assault with intent to murder, three counts of felony firearm, two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, and felonious assault.

Macomb County Sheriff's Office investigators interviewed Mollicone after the shooting, and the recording was presented at trial alongside the security camera footage. What he told investigators in the room has not been publicly quoted. His lawyers argued that he acted in self-defense and in defense of his wife, that the fatal round came from Giannone's gun, and that Giannone should have faced charges. Prosecutors argued that Mollicone created the confrontation that killed his wife.

The verdict followed an eight-day trial. Mollicone was acquitted of assault with a dangerous weapon against another woman at the scene, the felony firearm count tied to that charge, and carrying a weapon with unlawful intent. He was not convicted of murder. Voluntary manslaughter was the lesser offense returned by the jury in his wife's death.

On July 10, 2024, Macomb County Circuit Judge Matthew Sabaugh sentenced Mollicone to 86 months to 15 years for voluntary manslaughter and 12 to 40 years for assault with intent to murder, plus two years on each of the three felony firearm counts, to be served consecutively. Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said the sentence was lighter than his office requested. No appeal outcome has been reported.

The video is a police interview-room recording that runs about 73 minutes and shows the interview itself. It opens with a short narrated introduction naming the people involved.

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Part 2 of 2 of the recording described above.