A workplace dispute in Memphis turned deadly during a service call on August 4, 2026. Thirty-five-year-old Larry James Swindle III, an HVAC company employee, was shot once and later died after being taken to a hospital. The argument began over tools at a customer’s home and became physical; the homeowner witnessed part of the confrontation.

Twenty-one-year-old coworker Ashton Williams told police Swindle punched him and put him in a chokehold, then followed him to the work van where Williams retrieved a handgun and fired one shot. Williams placed the 911 call and was taken into custody at the scene. A search of the van recovered a handgun later reported stolen and a backpack containing marijuana.

Williams was charged with voluntary manslaughter, possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, property theft, and marijuana possession; his legal team has asserted self-defense. Are there witnesses or additional details from the customer’s property that could clarify the sequence of events?