Teen, other man trying to rob supermarket both shot four times by security guard

A teenager was one of the two men who were shot dead during a failed robbery at a Chinese supermarket on Hadfield street in Georgetown Tuesday night.

The two, identified as 15-year-old Tyrese Adams and 22-year-old Orwin Garraway, were killed by a security guard who intervened when the suspects attempted to rob the Jia Jia Supermarket on Hadfield Street at approximately 19:30hrs.

Garraway suffered gunshot wounds to his ribs, hands, nose, and right shoulder, while Adams sustained wounds to his shoulder, stomach, lower back, and left hip.

Police said four armed men wearing dark clothing and ski masks stormed the supermarket managed by Gan Zhang, 31. Two suspects confronted cashiers at opposite ends of the supermarket, demanding cash at gunpoint.

An armed security guard, 35, who was on duty with a licensed 9mm pistol, confronted the robbers inside the supermarket. Both suspects attempted to flee the scene; one collapsed inside the supermarket, while the other made it outside before collapsing on the roadway about 15 feet away.

Two additional accomplices waiting outside the supermarket escaped westward along Hadfield Street, leaving behind two motorcycles—one bearing registration CP 623 and another without a number plate.

Emergency responders pronounced Adams and Garraway dead at the scene.

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.

Police have since secured CCTV footage and are continuing their investigation.