Philip Prendergast, 41, was shot and killed during an armed robbery at about 2:56 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at a business on the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest in Washington, D.C. The location was later identified as the Hotbox Uptown dispensary, where Prendergast worked. He was transported to a local hospital and died hours later. Prendergast lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, and performed as a rapper under the stage name Phil Da Phuture.

Two people entered the dispensary armed with handguns and demanded money and property. Prendergast and another employee complied, but one suspect fired and struck Prendergast. Investigators later identified a suspect and on Monday, May 6, 2024, officers with the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Trenton Collins of Northwest, D.C., who was charged with first-degree murder while armed-felony murder. A June hearing found probable cause that Collins was the perpetrator. During a search of Collins’ residence, police reported finding clothing matching surveillance footage, a distinctive pair of white Air Force 1 sneakers, a black ski mask, latex gloves, and a handgun with ammunition; video evidence reportedly shows the alleged assailants leaving the scene and returning to the residence.

Police are still searching for the second suspect. Does anyone have information about the robbery or the person who fled with Collins?