The Kern County Coroner has identified a man shot and killed in the 2000 block of J Street as 18-year-old Dejon Nellium.

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• Kern County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly shooting in south Bakersfield

Deputies responded to the 2000 block of S. J St. near Ming Ave. and Chester Ave last Friday.

Deputies arrived on scene and found a man in the roadway suffering from gunshot wounds. 

The victim was transported to Kern Medical where he died.