DWAINE Kennedy, a 28-year-old resident of Nabaclis Village, East Coast Demerara yesterday succumbed to three gunshot wounds, after been gunned down in the vicinity of the neighbouring Golden Grove Market.

According to Kennedy’s mother, Cheryl Berkshire, around midnight yesterday, she awoke to the sound of a young boy shouting: “They shoot up Dwaine…come now, somebody gone with he to the

hospital.”
Ms. Berkshire stated that upon arriving at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), she saw doctors and nurses surrounding her child as he fought for his life. Sometime after she noted that he succumbed after a long-fought battle.
The visibly traumatised mother said: “I was made aware that he get shoot three times, one in he head, one in he throat and one in he stomach.”
The man’s mother went on to point fingers at a boy who had a dispute with Kennedy some two years back, noting that “only last year the boy was passing in a car and stopped to tell Dwaine that he will kill him soon.” She claimed that these matters were reported to police, but to no avail.
Kennedy leaves to mourn his seven siblings, mother along with other friends and families who shared very close relationships with the young man.

Meanwhile, initial reports indicate that Kennedy was shot three times after he was approached by four men at the Market Square. Police are continuing investigations into the matter.

By Navendra Seoraj