An 18-year-old boy fatally knifed during a fight has been named locally by friends.
Hani Solomon was stabbed to death during a fight on Ackmar Road near Parsons Green Tube station in London just before 7pm on Thursday night.
Police have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of murder.
More than 50 young mourners have gathered to pay tribute to the teenage boy on the street where he died.
The crowd laid candles and flowers in freezing temperatures on Friday night to pay respects to their friend.
Tyrell Logan, 18, said Mr Solomon was his “close friend since primary school” and a “good guy”.
Mr Logan said: “He was a friend you could always count on… If you can’t afford something, he’s there for you, if you can’t do something, he’ll do it for you – that’s how he works, that was his moral in life.
“He had just got his first car, and he drove everyone about, everyone has videos in the car with him, everyone is happy, everyone is living life… now he’s gone, I don’t know what we’re going to do.
“We’re all going to be missing a soul that we all need – he’s part of the mantelpiece, part of our foundation.
“How are we going to live life without him? It’s hard for everyone.
“He showed the same love and the same respect for everyone, 100% all the time.”
People gathered to place floral tributes and mourn the 18-year-old
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Another close friend, a 17-year-old girl who laid flowers for Mr Solomon and did not want to be named, said: “He was so funny, he was such a good guy, and always made people happy, he always made people laugh.
“He didn’t deserve this.”
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A man who gave his name as Mani, 19, said: “He was a top person, everyone who knew him liked him and didn’t have a bad word to say.
“I’m gutted and I know his family will be really hurt – he really loved them.
“He was a guy who was liked by all and that’s a rare thing these days – that’s why so many people have come here.”
After laying flowers on Friday, another girl, 18, who also did not wish to be named, said: “He honestly was the loveliest boy, so sweet, honest and nice to everyone.
“He was just so popular and well-liked, I’m heartbroken – everyone I know is.”
Others described Mr Solomon as “a one in a million guy” while some said he had “many friends”.
A man who gave his name as Noah, 18, who had known him for more than five years, said: “All you have to do is listen to what other people are saying about him.
“He was one of the nicest boys around, always positive, always smiling.
“It’s just a sad end to the life of a one in a million guy who always made sure people were happy.”
Another girl, aged 18, added: “I feel so lost, it’s so upsetting when the people you grew up with are taken away from you.”
Local MP Greg Hands described the incident as “truly awful” on Twitter, adding on Friday that “Fulham is still reeling from last night’s fatal stabbing”.
The Met has said officers were called to Ackmar Road at around 6.40pm on Thursday along with paramedics.
Mr Solomon was pronounced dead at around 7.30pm.
A 20-year-old man involved in the incident was also taken to hospital with a stab injury and has since been discharged.
The 23-year-old who has been arrested remains in a west London hospital, but his condition is not life-threatening.
Ackmar Road and a 100-metre stretch of pavement along Parsons Green Lane are still cordoned off while detectives continue their investigations.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101.
