Robert McKenna Carver, 51, was fatally shot on the evening of Sunday, November 2, 2025, along a lonely stretch of Highway 155 in the small Kern County community of Woody. First responders arrived to find Carver’s injuries so severe he was pronounced dead at the roadside; the Kern County Coroner later recorded the death as a homicide. The shooting occurred in the 37000 block of the highway at about 6:24 p.m.

Carver was president of Carver Electrical Services, Inc., an electrical contracting business formed in 2019, and was also tied to Carver Livestock, LLC. Tributes describe him as generous and kind, and online memorials include candles and comments from people who knew him. As of mid-November 2025, there has been no public announcement of an arrest, suspect, or motive, and reporting provides no detail about why he was on that stretch of road or who else may have been present.

Does anyone have information about Robert Carver’s movements that evening or witnessed activity on Highway 155 near Woody?