The 19-year-old was also a gifted boxer who made it to the junior Olympics, according to his longtime coach and mentor Sam Arnold.
“Cam was a very gentle spirit,” said Arnold. “My son and Cam had been friends since they both went to DeSoto and they were both boxers. Cam was a great kid. I never had a problem with him at all. Nobody ever had anything bad to say about Cam. He brought light to us as a team.”
Arnold said although Collier was known for body shots in the ring, “his heart is what really stood out.”
Police say Collier was shot and killed while in his car along Westlake Drive in DeSoto on April 22.