Antonio Means

Antonio Means was a teenager whose life — like so many young people’s — held promise that reached beyond the brief public record that remains. Identified in public sources as 17 years old and associated with Alexandria, Louisiana, Antonio was among two young men killed in Lafayette on December 27, 2015. Public reporting links his death with that of 23‑year‑old Linton Batiste and with later criminal proceedings in the matter.

Though available records focus on the events of that night and the legal steps that followed, they also confirm that Antonio was a real person whose life mattered to family, friends, and his community. He was at an age when school, first jobs, friendships, and the ordinary hopes of late adolescence shape plans for the future. That human outline — a young person with more of life ahead than behind — is the central fact that should remain when the facts of the death are described.

Publicly available sources about Antonio are limited and center on the shooting and the subsequent investigation and charging decisions; they do not provide an extended public obituary or a family‑authorized memorial that can be relied on for private details such as schooling, employment, or hobbies. Out of respect for Antonio and the limits of the record, it would be inappropriate to invent particulars. What is verifiable is the date he died (December 27, 2015), his age as reported (17), and the community impact — the loss was noted by local news and national gun‑violence memorial efforts.

Those who knew Antonio — family members, friends, classmates — are best placed to commemorate his fuller life: the daily kindnesses, the small achievements, the relationships that defined him. This page honors Antonio by recording the verified facts and by holding space for remembrances from those who loved him, with the hope that his memory be treated with dignity and care.