Andre Montgomery Jr was shot dead in March 2016, per a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Missouri. His uncle James ‘Tim’ Norman, who was a star or the reality series ‘Welcome To Sweetie Pie’s’, was handed a life sentence for the murder-for-hire plot.

Norman was found guilty in September. He was convicted of and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Prosecutors said that he tried cashing a life insurance policy on Andre worth $450K after working with Terica Ellis to execute the murder. The woman pled guilty and was sentenced on three years in January.

Norman’s attorneys submitted several letters from family and friends asking for leniency, His mother Robbie Montgomery, who is the owner and founder of the Sweetie Pie’s restaurants, wrote: “I don’t know whether Tim did what he was accused and convicted of. He is still the baby that I bore, and I love him as every mother involved loves their child.” She is the victim’s grandmother.

Travell Hill admitted that he shot Montgomery in exchange for $5,000. He was sentenced in October to 32 years in prison.

Who was Andre Montgomery Jr?

Andre Lawon Montgomery Jr. was from Lubbock, Texas. He died on March 14, 2016.

Andre was born in 1994 to Michell Griggs and Andre L. Montgomery Sr. in San Diego, California. He was 21 years old. He attended the Estacado High School in Lubbock. He graduated from McClure North in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was passionate about music.