» ‘My Intention Was Never for Anybody to Get Hurt,’ Defendant Expresses Remorse for Fatal Armed Robbery

DC Superior Court Judge Jason Park sentenced a defendant to 20 years in prison on Aug. 28 for his involvement in a robbery and fatal shooting.

Trenton Collins, 24, pleaded guilty on March 9 to second-degree murder while armed and assault with a dangerous weapon for his involvement in the fatal shooting of 41-year-old Philip Prendergast on March 27, 2024 on the 5100 block of Georgia Avenue, NW. Prendergast died from one shot to his abdomen that fractured his pelvic bone and damaged his small intestines.

According to court documents, another victim was held at gunpoint and robbed, but sustained no injuries…

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