Robert Wash was 40 when he was fatally shot on October 15, 2019, at an apartment complex in the 4900 block of Harrison Avenue in Rockford, Illinois. A local rapper who performed under the stage name Pair A Dice, Wash worked as a laborer at Magna and pursued music and acting; he is survived by his daughter Amyai Wash, his parents Albert and Leora Wash, siblings and extended family.

Authorities describe the shooting as occurring during an armed robbery at the apartment building in which two people were robbed of more than $600 and Wash was shot. He was taken to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.

What does anyone who knew Robert or who was in that area on October 15, 2019 remember about that night or about Pair A Dice’s work?