On the morning of August 10, 2021, Javontae Tervell Green, 29, was fatally shot on Eye Street between Second and Third streets in Bakersfield, California. The Kern County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head; Green was pronounced dead at the scene around 11:15 a.m.

The shooting occurred during a confrontation involving Green, his girlfriend, and her mother, Jerrollyn Hunt. Court filings say the dispute began after Green allegedly took the girlfriend’s car keys. Hunt, her daughter, and two other women went to Green’s residence to retrieve the keys; after a window was broken, witnesses reported Green was attacked by several women with sticks, and that Green grabbed a stick in self-defense. During the altercation, Hunt fired one shot that struck Green in the head. Hunt claimed she fired reflexively because she feared for her daughter’s safety.

The killing left a young daughter without her father and drew significant attention because of the family ties and contested accounts of what happened. Does anyone have additional details about the scene that morning or knew Javontae Green?