On the morning of July 7, 2018, a dispute in South Bend, Indiana, between 56-year-old Willie Williams and 40-year-old Darcy Neily escalated into deadly violence. The confrontation reportedly began with a vehicular altercation that ended when Williams allegedly rammed Neily’s car, causing it to overturn. After the crash, Neily said Williams approached the overturned vehicle with a metal object and that Neily fired a handgun, fatally wounding Williams.

Neily was arrested and initially charged with a Level 5 felony for carrying a handgun without a license. Investigators noted Neily’s extensive criminal history, including seven prior felony convictions. In May 2019 Neily, then 41, pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

Did anyone in South Bend witness the vehicular confrontation or the moments immediately after the crash?