Andre Bell, the father of Alexandria Bell, the 15-year-old high school sophomore tragically killed during a school shooting in St. Louis on Monday, is now speaking on his daughter’s life and the senseless gun violence that took his daughter from him.

The father of nine remembers his fourth child as “amazing” and mentioned how close the bond between him and his daughter was, explaining there was always an open line of communication between the two.

“When she would get in trouble in school before the school would call me, she’d be like, Pops. This is what happened. This is my side of the story before they say something because I know our rule,” he said. “Can’t nobody tell us nothing about each other. We’ve got to say it first.”

He also mentions her warm, outgoing personality and love for dancing, while friends and teachers said Bell loved art and always smiled.

“She was the girl I loved to see and loved to hear from,” Andre said. “No matter how I felt, I could always talk to her, and it was alright. That was my baby.”

Andre told KSDK that this is a nightmare for him and the family sharing his daughter had plans to spend her birthday with him in California in Nov.

“It’s a nightmare,” Andre said. “Alexandria was my everything. She was joyful, wonderful, and just a great person.”

“I’m trying to stay strong for my kids,” said the father. “My kids, her mother … I’m just trying to stay strong. I can’t fall apart right now. It’s not fall apart time for me.”

As he mourns his daughter, Andre is searching for clear answers as to how this shooting took place.

“I am so upset. I need somebody, police, community folks, somebody to make this make sense,” he said. “I really want to know how did that man get inside the school? I’m just trying to find some answers. My daughter was planning on coming out here to California and celebrate her birthday with me on Nov. 18, but now we have to plan her funeral.”

A GoFundMe has been set up for Alexzandria’s funeral arrangements.