A neighbor dispute in Apache Junction, Arizona, turned deadly on September 24, 2023. Fredrick Chuck Charles Bevington Jr., 66, was shot in the head at about 1:17 p.m. at his home on the 400 block of South Ironwood Drive, where he had been serving as property manager. He died of the wound at the scene.

Police say the suspect was his next-door neighbor, 73-year-old William George Porter. After the shooting Porter barricaded himself inside his house, prompting evacuations of nearby residents; he later surrendered and was taken into custody. Authorities reported the motive grew out of an ongoing dispute that escalated after Porter received an eviction notice, and investigators say Porter admitted planning the attack and regretting that he could not also kill Bevington’s girlfriend.

Bevington, known as Chuck, was born in Phoenix on August 1, 1957, worked as a mechanic, and enjoyed softball, car shows, and racing his GTO. Are there readers who knew Chuck or who have information about tensions in that neighborhood?