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Friends Remember Slain Meriden Teen

A Facebook page in honor of Deandre Felton has now garnered over 2,500 follows as police continue the investigation into Felton's death Friday.

Multiple messages, photos and codolences have accumulated on a Facebook page dedicated to Deandre Felton, the 15-year-old Meriden teen who was fatally stabbed just outside Midstate Medical Center last Friday.

Meriden police continue to reportedly investigate the crime that occured on Kensington Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Two teenagers were reportedly stabbed, one of them later identified as Felton.

Felton was rushed to the nearby hospital but died from his injuries, police said. Since his death, the community held a vigil at a city park, and a Facebook page has sprung up in Felton's memory. As of Monday evening, it had 2,556 followers.

The Record Journal newspaper identified the second victim as an eighth grade student from Washington Middle School.

The newspaper also reported that police were talking to a person of interest in the stabbing. A Meriden detective reached for comment Monday evening said he could not confirm this information.

The Meriden Police Department is asking anyone who may have any information regarding this incident to contact Detective Martin Eisner at (203) 630-6260.

Sofia Degeneres September 27, 2012 at 01:53 pm
He deserved it!! I don't get why people are so upset?
mikey v September 27, 2012 at 04:12 pm
Sofia you a stupid fucking cunt for saying some shit like that. I'd would rock your punk ass if i seen you.
Sophia Degeneres September 28, 2012 at 03:06 am
So let me get this straight, this kid attacks an innocent man n then pays the consequence of self defense; if at the age of 15 he was already mugging people in parking lots he probably would have grown up to be a serial killer; really we should thank this guy because due to this good samaritan act the mall is a safer place but aside from that you condone what he did and fight back with more violence?? SMH kids today...
rbhbernct September 28, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Sofia, I'm just a parent but.... taking someones life is wrong on any account. being that i was not there & i didn't read anywhere that u were, let's leave the details & detective work to the police. how do u think this young mans mother feels with u, whomever u r, passing judgement as if u urself were God? There is always a chance for a person, young or old to get their life on the right path & from what I have heard, he was trying to do that. u r whats wrong with society today. passing judgement on the youth as if u have never done anything wrong. if, to which i dont know there was a mugging going on, to which i dont necessarily believe, he still did not deserve to die! his parents did not deserve to have to bury a child at such a young age! May God bless his soul & may his parents find some peace in knowing that he is at rest. May God bless ur heart that u never speak ill of the dead unless u wish to damn urself to hell!
Kaggwa alex from uganda September 29, 2012 at 01:03 am
Sophia,all i can say to you is that everyone deserves that second chance,a million chances to life and no one has the right to take another persons life no matter what the circumustance... And if u cant find it in ur heart to post and pray good for this young mans life,then have alittle pitty for the parents becouse parents are not ment to bury there children.
Celines Rodriguez October 3, 2012 at 05:13 pm
You must be an ignorant child or an uneducated adult,,,self defense with a knife towards two little children is wrong, an adult is capable of defending himself w out a gun or knife,,u shouldnt believe rumors much less comment on them if u dont know the true facts,,a child is dead and someone needs to be punished,,
Big Dog October 3, 2012 at 08:29 pm
not defending anyone here!!!! BUT THE WERE NOT CHILDREN!!!!!! 15 YEAR AND 13 YEAR TEENAGES CAN VERY DISTRUCTIVE IF THEY WANT TO... and for 1 person to defend themselves against 2 is unfair!!!!! bthese are the facts!!! facts!!! the man was going home from work and "got jumped from BEHIND ...he did whats natural!!!! defend yourself...he had a knife..and used in self defense against 2 young men...child???? where do you live....i see more teenages do more damage than adults
James October 4, 2012 at 01:59 pm
Wow this wasnt just a random man walking home....this man knew these kids and didnt have a good reputation himself...he terrorized these kids at the mall by calling the little one buckwheat and making threats throughout the evening...u people have no idea what u r talking about...the scumbag who stabbed these kids was also allegedly having sexual interludes at the mall w minors....so the next time u refer to the stabber as the victim...u really need to think twice about what u r daying people....
Big Dog October 4, 2012 at 02:51 pm
att james!!!!!! and where did you get this info...cuz i know the guy works at the malll....where is your prooof!!!! post a link or take picture of it and post it i wana see it!!!!!....the is walking free!!!!! and the other deashawn...he will be charged with his buddies murder...they knew what they were doing and it backfired on them....the law states if you comit a crime with someone and your partner dies you can be charged with murder!!!!!!.....James where did you get this info!!!! please tell us so it can be reported!!!!!!!
Saintsation October 22, 2012 at 11:51 am
A punk is a punk ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT!
Stop protecting these gangs, They went out to harm people and got what they deserved! Sometimes God uses justice in a different way, If it were your face being smashed in you would have a different opinion. You don`t want your children to die? Neither do the people they were trying to kill? Mother`s should care enough to teach their children right from wrong, instead of making excuses for their bad behavior!
Saintsation October 22, 2012 at 11:56 am
His parents would not be burying him if they had to taught him to be an upstanding young man, Now would they?
Saintsation October 22, 2012 at 11:58 am
You would be shot too dumbass
eazye November 16, 2012 at 10:25 pm
its like this if it was me geting jumpe i am going to do what i have to do too be the winer on the other hand if it was my son i be mad as hell and when the turth come out if my son was wrong i just have to take it but i belive in a eye for a eye
eazye November 16, 2012 at 10:28 pm
y u say that was u there too know what happened must be white or u didnt like him

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