Homicide Report > Travelle Hamblett, 31
Travelle Hamblett, 31
Died Aug. 12, 2008 at 11:50 a.m.
Travelle Hamblett, 31, and Markeith Wilson, 25, both black men, were shot in a drive-by shooting at 88th and Bandera streets in the Florence area about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Hamblett and Wilson were standing on the sidewalk when two Latino men in a dark-colored vehicle pulled up next to them. One of the men in the car shot Hamblett and Wilson. Hamblett was pronounced dead at the scene. Wilson was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Medical Center, wher he was pronounced dead three days later.
Authorities said deputies later arrested two Latino men on suspicion of murder; their vehicle had been spotted in the area moments after the shooting.
That same day about 11:30 p.m., a mile away, Marco Gonzalez, 16, a Latino youth, was shot and killed at Florence and Graham avenues. Gonzalez, listed above, was the third person to have been shot that day in the Florence area.
Anyone with information about the shootings can call detectives from the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Callers can remain anonymous.
— Ruben Vives
- Neighborhood: Florence-Firestone
- Age: 31
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Tuesday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Black
- Circumstance: Drive-by
- Crime scene: Public place
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Two reader comments about Travelle Hamblett
Damn Uncle Pint, it's been 3 years since you were called home to heaven and yet it seems like it was only yesterday that we lost you. We all miss you from the BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS. I Love you SO much. Every holiday, birthday party, or celebration, we'll be Smiling for you. Gone From Our Sights, But Never From Our Hearts. Keep Having Fun in HEAVEN :D I LOVE YOU UNCLE PINT
June 13, 2011 at 12:46 p.m.
Dear Uncle Pint, Today marks the day you were taken from us and sent to be with God. I constantly think about the good times we all had while you were still around. I remember i was about to graduate 8th grade and you helped me get my dress, hair and nails done. & on top of EVERYthing, you made sure my mom was there. I will never forget that and i will forever appreciate that. You were always there for me. & even though youre gone from my sight, you will always be in my heart. Rest in Peace Uncle Pint. 10/10/76~08/12/08
Aug. 12, 2011 at 7:53 a.m.
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