A workplace dispute in Glendale, Arizona, ended in a fatal shooting on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Forty-seven-year-old construction worker Timothy Ted McFarlin was shot after a heated verbal altercation with a male coworker at a construction site near 91st Avenue and Cardinals Way. The coworker retrieved a handgun from his work truck and fired multiple shots, and McFarlin was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died of his wounds.

After the shooting the suspect called 911, set his weapon on the ground and waited for police. Glendale officers took the man into custody and questioned him about the incident. Authorities opened an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the deadly confrontation; immediate reports did not disclose the suspect’s identity or whether formal charges had been filed.

Friends, family and coworkers are mourning McFarlin’s death. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or who has information about what happened that morning is asked to come forward.