One month after 19-year-old Dequan Pyle was killed in the process of making peace when his sister was involved in a fight, relatives have lambasted the police for not making any serious effort to apprehend the suspect and demanded justice in a protest yesterday afternoon at Laing Avenue, Georgetown.
About 30 people protested at Laing Avenue, with relatives and friends of Pyle demanding justice, criticizing the police and accusing them of dragging their feet.
A relative of Pyle told Stabroek News yesterday that they were protesting because they have not received an update from the police since he was killed. She explained that it was sad because he had no part in the incident but rather took his sister inside after she was involved in a fight, and was innocently killed in the process of making peace. The only information that was related to the family was that two suspects were held but later released from police custody after 72 hours.
“He wasn’t saying no word, nothing, just trying to rescue his sister, just trying to make peace and that was it,” the relative stressed
Vice Chairman of the Laing Avenue Community Sharon Harding explained that even though information was made available for police to apprehend the perpetrator, for some strange reason nothing has happened. Harding would like the police to act so that justice could be served.
“We want justice for Dequan. He didn’t do anything that morning. He got up and all he did was take his sister inside, placed her in front of him and as he turn his back he was killed,” she stated.
Pyle was killed on 17th June, 2023.
According to the police report, Pyle woke up and saw his sister involved in a fight with some women and he attempted to separate them. It was alleged that the women’s partners then intervened and one man, who was armed with a length of wood, dealt Pyle a blow to the back of his head. He fell to the ground motionless.
The perpetrator then dropped the wood and joined the others in pelting bottles and bricks at Pyle’s relatives before escaping. Pyle was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, a nearby house that was set ablaze was said to be the suspect’s.
