ODESSA, Texas — In documents obtained by NewsWest 9, they broke down what happened between 23-year-old Zacimbricc White and 26-year-old Jason Crowder in an Odessa shooting last week.
According to the arrest affidavit, after the Aug. 23 shooting, officers observed surveillance footage from a fixed camera positioned near the 700 block of Snyder.
The footage showed a gold-colored Kia van, which transported Crowder to Odessa Regional Medical Center after the incident, arrive and park in the west end of the 700 block of Snyder.
Crowder then exited the front-right passenger seat of the van and White approached Crowder from 714 Snyder.
Both males were seen standing several yards away from each other and then, as originally reported, the verbal argument began.
Then, White started shooting at Crowder causing him to retreat behind a nearby vehicle. Crowder returned fire and they continued to fire back and forth at one another.
Crowder then got hit by a bullet, fell to the street and White ran back to the front of 714 Snyder.
Then, White went back to where Crowder was and began shooting him again at close range. Crowder returned fire and struck White in the right armpit area.
White got briefly knocked down to the pavement after getting shot but then eventually got up, returned to 714 Snyder, got into the passenger seat of a Dodge Challenger and traveled eastbound.
The driver of the gold Kia van went to assist Crowder into the front-right passenger seat of the van, then the van left westbound.
Once officers arrived on the scene, they located a black and green handgun in the front yard of 714 Snyder.
As White was getting interviewed by officers, he claimed that he was shot at first and returned fire, but surveillance footage showed the opposite.
A witness said Crowder argued with White and called him a "rat", then the shooting began.
White intentionally and knowingly discharged a firearm multiple times at Crowder causing him to sustain serious bodily injury by multiple gunshot wounds.
White has now been charged with first degree murder.
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One of the subjects involved in the shooting that occurred in the 700 block of Snyder Street died due to his injuries sustained during the shooting. 26-year-old Jason Crowder was pronounced dead at Medical Center Hospital on Monday.
On Saturday, Zacimbricc White was released from Medical Center Hospital. He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. That charge will now be upgraded to first degree murder.
We will continue to update as we learn more.
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Detectives are still investigating Wednesday's shooting, which led to two people being hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The injured have been identified as Zacimbrice White, 24, and Jason Crowder, 28.
In an update provided by the city, there is no continued threat to the public, and police have identified all parties involved in this shooting.
According to police, the incident started as a verbal argument between two parties in the 700 block of Snyder. The involved parties then escalated their behavior, which led to the shooting incident.
"We would like to thank the citizens of Snyder for their patience during this investigation," the City of Odessa said in a statement.
Anyone with information in reference to this incident is encouraged to contact OPD at 432-333-3641 or Odessa Crime Stoppers at 432-333-TIPS and reference Case # 23-0009866.
The investigation is ongoing, and more information will be released as soon as it becomes available to NewsWest 9.