Relative of teen bandit shot dead says he used to ‘deh pun stupidness’

Fifteen-year-old Tyrese Adams was one of the two bandits shot dead as he tried to rob the Jia Jia supermarket on Hadfield Street in Georgetown Tuesday night.

Adams’ family has been speaking out. One of his relatives, in a brief video posted on Facebook, expressed regret at his death, admitting that Tyrese used to ‘deh pun stupidness.”

“They just kill meh big son. They just kill he bai.

“Even though he does deh pun stupidness, they kill he. He and he friend go fah rob the Chiney just now. Well duhs how life does go,” Tyrese’s relative expressed.

Meanwhile, the teenager’s aunt Colita Adams shared that she was heartbroken.

She expressed disappointment in the path he chose. Colita said she wished Tyrese had “just listened”.

“Rest up my nephew. God got you regardless. You wasn’t no pie but your family still love you.

‘Only if you used to listen – just listen. But God knows best,” Colita wrote in a post on Facebook.

Tyrese was among four armed, masked bandits who tried to rob the supermarket.

The 35-year-old security guard who was on duty was confronted by the bandits and he opened fire, fatally wounding two of the bandits. The second dead bandit is Orwin Garraway.

Upon entering the supermarket, the bandits attempted to rob the cashiers.

It was then that the guard who was armed with a licensed 9mm pistol, confronted the robbers.

Both Tyrese and Orwin attempted to flee the scene. However, in doing so, one of them collapsed inside the supermarket, while the other made it outside before collapsing on the roadway.

The two other bandits who were waiting outside the supermarket escaped west along Hadfield Street, leaving behind two motorcycles.

Police recovered a Glock 17 pistol loaded with eight rounds beside one of the bodies. Additionally, fourteen spent 9mm shells, four fragments and one live round were found at the scene.