UPDATE (10:10 p.m.): News 5 has spoken to the mother of one of McConnell’s children.
Samantha Brown said McConnell was the funniest person she knew, and she is devasted to hear what happened.
“He was a real lively person. I mean, it was never a dull moment when he was around,” Brown said. “I just broke down crying because I was like, ‘This can’t be true. This can’t be real.’”…