Andrew Jyaire Bass was 21 when he died in Austin, Texas, on November 29, 2019. Born April 25, 1998, in San Antonio, he is remembered as a son, brother and father who enjoyed making art, writing poetry and rap lyrics, singing and playing board games. He is survived by his daughter India Airˊyel Cleveland-Bass, his parents, stepfather, siblings and extended family.

Police say the death followed a drug transaction that turned into an attempted robbery at an apartment on Justin Lane in North Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, Bass and an associate, Sasha Leigh Skare, entered the apartment; Bass reportedly shook the resident’s hand, then pointed a handgun and told him don’t move. The resident drew his own gun and a struggle ensued. Both men fired; Bass was fatally shot and the resident was wounded in the leg and chest but survived. First responders pronounced Bass dead at the scene and the medical examiner ruled the cause of death homicide.

Skare was arrested in December 2019 by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and the Converse Police Department and charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon; she was released on bond in January 2020 and the case remained pending. Does anyone have information about Bass, the Justin Lane apartment, or the events that night?