David Adegbite AKA ''DUTCH'' an 18-year-old Nigerian student was shot dead in east London estate on Sunday, March 19th. David Adegbite, was said to have been ambushed by a gang who surrounded him in a car park in Barking before shooting him in the head. He was a student of Plaistow college where he studied IT, he was also said to have gone into music production on a part time basis.
Friends of the deceased described him as a “loving, family boy” who was “in the wrong place at the wrong time”.
Another friend, who gave her name as Mary, said: “He was such a smart guy, really clever and good at maths, he was due to start university.
"He was no gangster or drug dealer, he was a good family guy. He always talked about how much he loved his mother and wanted to make her proud. “He was popular with everyone. I just can’t believe there are people out there in London with guns, you expect it in America but not here.”
A relative of Mr Adegbite while speaking outside his home in Dagenham said the family were “very, very devastated” by his death.
His friends has continued to lay flowers near the scene of the shooting which spelled out his nickname "'Dutch'' in front of the floral tributes.
One said: “He was not aggressive at all. He was just funny. He was a good footballer at school and was always well liked. He didn’t appear to have any enemies, he was a peaceable sort of guy. He was very cool.”
Another said: “He was a good friend and a good guy. We were planning to go to university together and he was going to do ICT (information and communications technology). He was a bright happy person, this does not make any sense to any of us.”
The late David Adegbite went to Dagenham Park school before attending Havering College where his friends said he did well in his A level.
He was visiting friends when he was killed and had previously lived on the estate.
Two 20-year-old men was arrested on Monday and remains in custody at a south London police station. A second 20-year was arrested on Sunday in connection with the shooting, but has since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
This report was cuued from: Evening Standard /Barking and Dagenham Post
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