Two people arrested and four guns seized after shots fired near SW 34th Street and Hull Road

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kendrick Latrell Casmere, 20, and Triavez Jhakir Isaiah Hankerson, 20, were arrested late last night on various firearms-related charges during an investigation into shots fired on campus, near the intersection of Hull Road and SW 34th Street.

Officers from the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) and the University of Florida Police Department (UFPD) responded to the scene and the UFPD investigation determined that a white Chevrolet Corvette was linked to the 'incident. Hankerson was allegedly a passenger in the Corvette and was ordered to exit the car. A search of the Corvette allegedly revealed a loaded Taurus G2C 9mm handgun with an extended magazine.

After Miranda, Hankerson allegedly admitted to possessing the firearm, which was concealed under a seat, and he admitted that he was under 21 years old. Hankerson was charged with unlawful concealment of a firearm.

A GPD officer determined shots were fired from a parking lot in the 3800 block of Hull Road, west of 34th Street. While walking through the parking lot, officers approached a group of people “making furtive movements” and saw that Casmere was sitting in the driver's seat of a car and holding a gun in his lap. When officers approached that car, the weapon was no longer visible, so one officer drew his firearm and ordered Casmere out of the vehicle. The trooper reported that Casmere hesitated but eventually got out of the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle allegedly revealed three firearms – two Canik 9mm pistols and a .40 caliber Springfield pistol.

After Miranda, Casmere allegedly admitted that the three guns belonged to him.

Casmere was charged with theft of a firearm, although the arrest report did not provide any information about the stolen weapon; possession of a firearm by an offender under the age of 24 (a person who was convicted as a juvenile of a crime that would be a felony for an adult); possession of a firearm on school grounds; and resisting an officer without violence.

Casmere has no local adult criminal history, but the possession of a firearm by delinquent charge indicates he has at least one juvenile felony conviction.

Hankerson has no local adult criminal history.

Both defendants were released from prison; Security deposit amounts are not available due to holidays. Judge Lorelie Brannan is now a trial judge.

Articles about the arrests are based on law enforcement reports. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are charges only. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.