A neighborhood argument in Waterloo, Iowa, turned deadly on the evening of August 14, 2015. Donald Lee Harrington, 43, a married father of five and a grandfather, was at his estranged wife’s home next door to the residence of Steve William Fordyce, who was visiting from Denver with two young children. The dispute began when Fordyce’s children reportedly threw fruit snack wrappers over the fence into Harrington’s yard and escalated into a heated exchange between the two men.

Court records state Harrington advanced on Fordyce while yelling threats, and Fordyce, who was licensed to carry a firearm, drew a handgun and shot Harrington three or four times from a few feet away. Harrington was struck in the chest and upper body, taken to Covenant Medical Center, and later died of his injuries. Fordyce remained at the scene, was arrested, and was charged with first-degree murder; he pleaded not guilty and claimed self-defense. The judge found him guilty of the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced him to up to 10 years in prison.

Are there neighbors or witnesses who remember the 2015 dispute or who can shed light on what happened that night?