Anthony James AJ Federighe, 22, was shot and killed on September 25, 2018, at a condominium complex on Muskegon Lake after a long-running feud between his father, Tony Federighe, and neighbor Paul Gabriel. The dispute had involved mutual attempts at personal protection orders and alleged harassment by Gabriel, including denting a vehicle, slashed tires, peering into windows, and threats against Tony Federighe. The Federighe family was preparing to move because of the harassment.

On the day of the killing a physical fight broke out in the complex parking garage between Gabriel and AJ. A couple who lived at the complex intervened and began walking away with AJ when Gabriel pointed a gun and fired, striking AJ in the chest. Gabriel was arrested and charged with open murder; a Muskegon County jury later convicted him of first-degree murder and he received life in prison. AJ’s mother, Buffy Schichtel, described Gabriel’s shift from friend to an obsessive antagonist as central to the tragedy.