At 4.15 PM on Thursday May 15, Zwade Alleyne, who captured national and regional attention after being struck by a stray bullet, shuddered as he took his final breath and then lay still, bringing a tragic end to his 17 years of life.

On May 10, as he was standing near the door of his home in Building 12, Maloney Gardens, the youngster grabbed his head and collapsed. He was rushed to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mt Hope where he breathed his last.

In a brief and heart-wrenching phone conversation at 4.30 pm on May 15, Alleyne’s uncle Keron Bethelmy confirmed the devastating news. “He just passed,” he said, his voice heavy with grief.