Montavion Conrad’s family is still trying to figure out how a smart, funny, loyal and passionate 20-year-old could be gunned down in broad daylight at Belleville Crossing shopping center, outside the restaurant where he worked.
That’s according to his uncle, Pierre Cochran, 35, of Collinsville, a real estate agent and former police officer and corrections officer. He’s serving as the family’s spokesman for now.
“All I know is what I’ve heard from police, that the suspect (and Conrad) had a negative interaction years ago, and somehow they ended up in the same place at the same time, and things escalated,” Cochran said…