EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – An Eau Claire man pleaded “no contest” to a September 2022 shooting death at a suburban Altoona intersection. Xavier Thompson, 36, of Eau Claire entered the plea to a reduced charge of reckless endangerment. The victim, Christopher Conner, 36, of Altoona, who was found with a gunshot wound near Bergen and Bellevue avenue about 12:10 a.m. Taken into custody besides Thompson were Michael Purnell and Kemone Golden.
