A confrontation on August 23, 2023, in the 700 block of Snyder Street in Odessa, Texas, ended in a fatal shooting. Jason Crowder, 28, arrived in a gold-colored Kia van and was approached by 24-year-old Zacimbricc Dizhay White. Surveillance footage shows a verbal altercation in which Crowder reportedly called White a rat before White drew a firearm and began shooting. Crowder returned fire while taking cover but was struck multiple times. White then walked up and fired additional close-range shots before fleeing in a Dodge Challenger.

Both men were taken to Odessa Regional Medical Center by private vehicles; Crowder died of his injuries on August 28, 2023. White, who suffered a gunshot wound to his right armpit, was treated and arrested. The aggravated assault charge against White was upgraded to first-degree murder after Crowder’s death. Crowder, born January 8, 1995, was remembered by his family as an entrepreneur who loved his children and had a distinctive sense of style.

Did anyone in Odessa see or know more about what led to the confrontation that night?