Traveon Ashanti Winkler, 30, was shot and killed on August 29, 2019, near West 74th and South Flower streets in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department 77th Division officers found Winkler on the west sidewalk with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at 11:34 a.m. after officers responded to the shooting call shortly before 11:30 a.m.

Investigators say Winkler had been involved in an altercation with another person moments before the shooting. The suspect produced a firearm, shot Winkler, and fled the scene. Winkler was a member of the Rollin 30s Harlem Crips and his death occurred in territory claimed by the rival Seven Four Hoovers, a detail investigators note as complicating the inquiry. Family members described him as a father of two with another child expected.

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information about the suspect is asked to contact the LAPD 77th Division.