In the quiet town of Addis, Louisiana, a violent incident shattered the evening calm on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Gunfire erupted at an apartment complex on Chad Drive, resulting in the tragic death of 24-year-old Javontae Green. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered two male victims of the shooting. Green was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other man was transported to a hospital in critical condition.
Initial investigations pointed to a targeted attack.
The Addis Police Department described the suspect as an unknown Black male wearing a face mask, who had fled the scene on foot before law enforcement's arrival. For months, the case remained under active investigation, with authorities appealing to the public for any information that could lead to an arrest. The community was left shaken by the incident, as residents of the neighborhood where the shooting occurred noted that it was an uncharacteristically violent event for the area.
A significant breakthrough in the case came in February 2025. Authorities announced they had linked a suspect to the murder of Javontae Green. Devontae Johnson, 23, was charged with murder and home invasion in connection with the August 2024 killing. Johnson was already in custody, having been previously arrested as a principal to the second-degree murder of an 18-year-old whose body was discovered in an Addis sugarcane field in a separate incident. This development brought a sense of progress to an investigation that had been ongoing for over six months.
