After a Lubbock man was shot and killed in St. Louis, his family wants to know why. Relatives mourning the death of Andre Montgomery, but also celebrating his life.

Montgomery, 21, went to Estacado High School, and graduated high school in St. Louis, where he had launched a music career.

“He was full of life. Andre, he was a character,” said his mom Michell Griggs. “He would do a beat, he would do a song, he’s full of joy. You know, yeah he had ups and downs, but he was more positive.”

His grandmother, Robbie Montgomery was a backup singer for Tina Turner, and currently stars in “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The show features the matriarch’s restaurant chain and Montgomery made regular appearances.

“We all loved him and supported him and whatever he was trying to do,” Robbie Montgomery said. “At the time the show started we had two restaurants. Now we have five. Andre was a part of that. Andre has been coming to St. Louis since he was five years old.”

“He just was a happy person. He was just impressionable. People just took to him. I mean, his funeral, people came from all over the world to be at his funeral,” she added.

“Anything he wanted to do, he put his mind to,” his older brother Darren Griggs said. “Ride horses, play football, do music, he taught himself to play the keyboard, sing, dance, I mean he was your one stop shop for entertainment. And he knew it.”

“Football was one of his greatest sports. He had a couple of highlights. He was a great running back. All around athlete. You know, if Dre put his mind to it, he was going to do it and he was going to be the best at it,” said his cousin Lonnie Griggs. “As far as his music, that was his heart. You know, before music was dancing. You could catch Andre dancing. I don’t care what it is, if it was country, if there was a beat on, he was going to dance to it.”

“If you need a laugh, he will do something silly. Out of the ordinary just to make you laugh,” said his aunt Karen Harris. “The piece of the puzzle of this family is missing, but the love and joy he gave us is not missing. He will always be in our heart.”

“My son is not here. He was taken from me,” Montgomery’s mourning mother said. “I want to know who did it. And I want it to come to light. Because it was senseless.”

“He didn’t do anything. He was there making beats. He was doing what he loved. And somebody look him away from what he loved, and they took him away from my family. They took him away from me,” she added.

“He wasn’t hurting anybody, so what’s the point of hurting him? We just want to know why so we can all have closure,” added Montgomery’s brother.

“He didn’t deserve this. He didn’t deserve it at all,” his mom said.