On January 27, 2024, Travis Anthony Hobbs, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally shot in the 3400 block of Saint Anthony Street in Gentilly, near the intersection of Lafreniere Street. The New Orleans Police Department responded to reports of the shooting and the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office later confirmed his death.

Hobbs is survived by his mother, Merline Brooks Hobbs, two sons Isaiah Hobbs and Trayvon a. Douglas, and siblings Cynthia Sheldon, Henry R. Hobbs Jr., Gregory Hobbs, and Trumaine R. Hobbs. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry R. Hobbs Sr. A Celebration of Life Service was held February 8, 2024, at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church.

The New Orleans Police Department later identified 45-year-old Rachita Jackson as a person of interest on March 19, 2024. No further details about the circumstances of the shooting or any relationship between Hobbs and Jackson have been released.

Did anyone in Gentilly see or hear anything on January 27 that could help the investigation?