Relatives of teen killed by stray bullet lose hope they will get answers from police

Ryan Persaud

The relatives of 14-year-old Ryan Persaud who was struck by a bullet outside his home three months ago and later died, have heard nothing from the police about the investigations and have lost hope that they will ever get answers.

For the teen’s mother, Deborah Fraser, the ranks at the Wales Police Station are to be held responsible for the death as they failed to act when reports of shots being fired in the Vive La Force, West Bank Demerara area were originally made. One of the bullets had struck their home prior to the teen’s death.

Residents of the community had expressed the belief that persons who were on vessels on the water were