Travaris Lamar Odol was 16 when he was shot and killed early on June 9, 2024, at the Island Pointe Apartments on Jacksonville’s Northside. The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m.; Travaris and another 16-year-old, Stanley K. Merriweather, were both found with multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities believe neither teenager lived at the complex.

No suspects had been identified at the time of the report and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to come forward. Travaris’s family and friends held a funeral service on June 15, 2024, at First Timothy Baptist Church North in Jacksonville. This killing was one of at least six juvenile homicides reported in the city that year, a trend prompting community concern.

Anyone who knew Travaris or saw activity near Island Pointe Apartments that morning is asked to share information with investigators.