A dispute that began with a minor vehicle crash outside a Silsbee nightclub on November 30, 2025, ended in a double homicide around 2:30 a.m. in the 4000 block of Fresenius Road. Two men from Kountze, 29-year-old Khalil Ahmadrian Gooch and 36-year-old Henry Carey Jr., were found at the scene with gunshot wounds and pronounced dead.

Hardin County investigators say the victims and two other men had all been at the nightclub. After the minor collision, an argument escalated when Deontray Deshunn Carey Jr., 22, of Beaumont, and 21-year-old Kenny Ray Johnson, of Baytown, allegedly demanded money from Henry Carey Jr. Johnson later admitted to retrieving a firearm and firing about three times, and he said Deontray Carey fired about six shots. Both suspects were arrested shortly afterward and charged with two counts of first-degree murder; bonds were set at $2 million each, plus an additional $10,000 bond for Deontray Carey on a stolen firearm charge. Autopsies were ordered for the deceased.

Did anyone see the crash or the confrontation in the nightclub parking area that night who can shed more light on what happened?