A Festival City, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident was shot dead during a robbery at his home Saturday morning.

Dead is 53-year-old, Darrell Breedy of 2037 Hummingbird Street, Festival City, North Ruimveldt. The father of two was shot in the abdomen by masked bandits around 03:30hrs Saturday.

Relatives said Breedy was a construction worker and he was also a popular tout outside the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Reports indicate that the bandits gained entry to the two-storey house through a window in the lower-flat where they carted off a television and GY$11,000. Breedy was shot after a confrontation with the two armed bandits.

Inquiry revealed that one of the bandits was in Breedy’s daughter bedroom holding her at gunpoint while another was in his room.

While being escorted out of the room, one of the bandits shot Breedy.

After realising he was bleeding profusely, one of the bandits took his daughter Darnisha Breedy to her bedroom and demanded she hands over all her money.

She handed over $11,000 after which the bandits made good their escape on foot.

Police were contacted and upon arrival, they noticed several louvre window panes were removed from an eastern window. Investigators found a bullet several feet away from the body when they arrived on the scene.

The Breedy’s body was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation morgue where it is awaiting an autopsy.

The construction worker lived with his wife who is overseas on vacation, along with three other family members.

His mother-in-law, Marva King related that she was asleep in the upper-flat when she jumped out of her sleep as a result of screams from her granddaughter.

“I heard her screaming and crying, so I went downstairs and saw blood all over,” the traumatised woman said.

Police are investigating the incident.