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Police seek motive in East Boston slaying

By Meghan E. Irons

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 26, 2011

Felipe Ospina would have been 21 years old today - crossing the threshold into adulthood and a cause for celebration with family and friends in East Boston. But on Friday, two days before his birthday, the Colombian native’s body was found on Meridian Street about two blocks from his home. Boston police said he was found bleeding from an apparent stab wound around 5:40 p.m., and he was taken by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he died.

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