A D.C. man has been charged in the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Philip Prendergast of Silver Spring during a robbery last March at a Northwest D.C. cannabis dispensary where Prendergast worked.
21-year-old Trenton Collins was arrested and charged Monday with first-degree murder while armed.
D.C. police said in a news release that Collins and another suspect entered the HOTBOX Uptown cannabis dispensary in Northwest D.C. on March 27 and demanded money from the customers and employees. During the robbery, Collins shot Prendergast even though he had cooperated. They then took the property and cash and fled the scene, according to police.
Prendergast, who performed as a local rapper under the names Felipé Dro and Phil Da Phuture, later died at a hospital.
The other suspect, still being sought by police, was captured by nearby cameras and can be seen in the video below.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) at (202) 727-9099 or provide anonymous tips by texting 50411. A reward of up to $25,000 is offered for information that leads to the suspects’ arrest and conviction.
Graphic: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
