‘They had respect for their elders, even though they were bad’: Friends remember man and brothers murdered

Twenty-two-year-old Brendan Adderley was reportedly the fifth brother to be killed when gunmen on Thursday evening riddled his body with bullets. He tried to escape his attackers but died on Eden Street. His gruesome death made the rounds in a viral video as many lamented his family tales of trouble with the law and becoming murder victims.

Police said Brendan and his brother were riding together when gunmen intercepted their vehicle and shot at them. The young men ran but Brendan was cornered and shot to death while his brother was shot in the arm.

Brendan’s twin brother was killed by gunmen in a similar incident back in May when gunmen obstructed their vehicle. He tried to flee in the car but the gunmen with high-powered weapons got out of their vehicle and shot into the car, killing Brandon, 22.

Their other brother, Thor “Trip Out”, 21 years old at the time, was killed in 2015 after an argument with another man outside of a nightclub. He was shot in the abdomen and succumbed.

Another brother was reportedly killed in December 2022.

“No matter what they all were hard-working young men that had utmost respect for their elders even though they might have been “bad,” a friend who goes by the name ‘Brice’ said. “I watch them renovate the house they lived in. They had goals. They had dreams. Some decisions they [were] bad but still they were trying young men who depended on no one but each other.”

Robert Pratt begs to differ. “The mother and father fail to train these young men. They failed to discipline them and correct them when they broke the rules. So the streets had to discipline them and the penalty was death.”

Friends said the boys’ mother died a few years ago.

“Tasha oh I know this killing you all over again. Your four boys all gone to be with you,” Shirley said in a social media post.

When Brendon was 18, he was accused of killing and shooting Diano Nixon in November 2021. Nixon was found dead in a car near Hospital Lane and Petticoat Lane.

Brandon was just buried two weeks ago.

The circulated video of Brendan’s death caused a stir. It showed a graphic scene of the murder as he lay lifeless in the street with wounds to the body.

“He is just a kid. Dear Lord stop the murder,” one social media user lamented.

“That video was horrible. Nassau is scary and out of control,” Nashad said.

Tashara added, “This is getting out of hand for such a small population.  Something needs to be done…We need action.”

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