A 17-year-old student, Javon Brown, was fatally shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after a school-day confrontation on Ottawa Drive. The incident began on Monday afternoon, December 2, 2019, when Brown and a friend were confronted by three other teenagers after getting off a school bus. Reports say the assailants instigated a fight; Brown put on headphones to try to ignore them and was then attacked from behind. During the altercation, 18-year-old Davaughn Tate allegedly produced a firearm and shot Brown. Brown was taken to a nearby hospital and died the following day, December 3, 2019.

Police quickly identified the three suspects as Davaughn Tate, his 16-year-old brother Jeffrey Tate, and 16-year-old Kevin Anderson. Anderson was arrested within a day after seeking hospital treatment for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound believed to be from the same bullet that killed Brown; the Tate brothers were arrested two days after the shooting. Davaughn Tate was charged with second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon and later indicted by a grand jury. Jeffrey Tate’s status was upgraded to adult prosecution and a second-degree murder charge; Anderson and Jeffrey initially faced principal to second-degree murder, principal to illegal use of a weapon, and simple battery.

Are there readers who knew Javon, attended Belaire High School at that time, or have information about the events on Ottawa Drive?