James V. Vinny LaGuardia, a 64-year-old Italian-American man, was killed on August 5, 2013, in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, during a town meeting at the Ross Township Municipal Building. The shooter opened fire after 7:00 p.m., using a .223 Ruger Mini-14 and later a .44 Magnum revolver. LaGuardia was one of three people who died at the scene; three others were wounded.

Two men in the meeting subdued and disarmed the gunman, identified as Rockne Warren Newell. LaGuardia is remembered as a family man who left a wife, three children, and seven grandchildren.