On February 2, 2014, 54-year-old Leslie Larrison of Hankamer, Texas, was shot and killed during a road rage confrontation on Texas Highway 61 while driving with his 10-year-old grandson. According to accounts, another driver, 56-year-old Larry Dewayne Brinkley, allegedly cut off Larrison’s vehicle, then retrieved a handgun from his car and shot Larrison point-blank in the jaw. The grandson witnessed the shooting from the family vehicle.

Brinkley fled but was intercepted and arrested by Chambers County sheriff’s deputies; the handgun was recovered at the scene covered in blood. He was held on $750,000 bail and later faced capital murder charges. The sheriff’s office described the episode as a road rage incident that escalated into murder and urged motorists to call 911 when encountering erratic drivers.

Larrison owned Cain’s Welding Service in the Baytown area and was described by family as a devoted husband, father and grandfather and a well-respected member of his community. Funeral services were held at Anahuac Methodist Church.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on Texas Highway 61 that day, please come forward to investigators.