A workplace argument in an oil field south of Carlsbad, New Mexico, ended in the death of 33-year-old Avery Kadeem Weathers on May 15, 2022. Co-workers say Weathers and a colleague, 29-year-old Tevin Devonta O'Brien Morrissette, had been drinking when a discussion about religion turned into a heated verbal dispute that escalated to a physical fight.

During the struggle, Morrissette is alleged to have retrieved a firearm from a vehicle and shot Weathers. Weathers suffered at least one gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. Responding officers found Morrissette with bruises, cuts and a dislocated shoulder; he was arrested and charged in connection with the homicide and booked into the Eddy County Detention Center.

Are there witnesses who worked at that oil field or were nearby that day who can add details about what led to the shooting?