A verbal dispute in the parking lot of the Park Place Lounge in Gonzales, Louisiana, on the morning of January 12, 2026, ended with 25-year-old John Anthony Wilson shot twice in the chest and killed. Wilson had arrived at the West Highway 30 establishment with a man later accused in the case; family members say he would have turned 26 on February 6th. They remember him as funny, vibrant and a talented dancer who was trying to get his life back on track and was well-regarded in the Ascension Parish community.

Authorities identified 23-year-old Breeze Michael Sincere as the suspect after an investigation by the Gonzales Police Department. Investigators say Sincere and Wilson knew each other, had recently had a prior assault incident, and had gone to the lounge together the night of January 12. With help from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Sincere was located in Jefferson Parish, arrested without incident and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on one count of second-degree murder; authorities say additional charges may follow as the probe continues.

If anyone has information about Wilson’s movements that night or witnessed the altercation at Park Place Lounge, please come forward with what was seen or heard.