PITTSBURGH — A community gathered to remember the life of 17-year-old Brandon Thomas. Thomas was stabbed to death at a party under Panther Hollow Bridge in Schenley Park early Thursday morning.
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His mother tells Channel 11 he was trying to break up a fight when he was stabbed. He later died at a hospital.
Hundreds made their way to Mt. Washington Friday evening. Many carried balloons or candles and wore t-shirts commemorating the life of someone they said was loved by all.
“He was my best friend. I love him to death. It’s a cruel world,” one friend told us.
“It means a whole to me. He was loved by everyone, and by everybody showing up, you can see they all cared. He was a fun-loving person and cared about everybody. And, as you can see, they cared about him,” his mom Shatera Linnen said.
His twin sister stood alongside her.
“I’m just not okay. It’s like, I’m just torn. He was ripped away from me,” she said.
No arrests have been made and the investigation continues.
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