Outrage Erupts Online Over Two Black Teenagers Suspected Of Beating A World War II Veteran To Death"Trayvon Martin was likelier to have been one of those kids who killed Delbert Belton than to have been an innocent victim like him."By by Ryan BroderickBuzzFeed News ReporterPosted on August 23, 2013, 4:19 pmTwitterFacebookLink Delbert Belton, a World War II veteran from Spokane, Wash., died Thursday morning. Dylan Wohlenhaus @DylanWohlenhaus Delbert Belton: Assaulted by two men at Eagles Ice Arena Wednesday. He died this morning. @KHQLocalNews 05:41 PM - 22 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Dylan Wohlenhaus@DylanWohlenhausDelbert Belton: Assaulted by two men at Eagles Ice Arena Wednesday. He died this morning. @KHQLocalNews/ Via According to witnesses, Belton was walking in the parking lot of a local Eagles Lodge when two male suspects attacked him. Dylan Wohlenhaus @DylanWohlenhaus Suspect # 2 @SpokanePD believe this is one of the men who assaulted Delbert Belton @KHQLocalNews 11:04 PM - 22 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Dylan Wohlenhaus@DylanWohlenhausSuspect # 2 @SpokanePD believe this is one of the men who assaulted Delbert Belton @KHQLocalNews/ Via Belton, who went by Shorty, fought in the Pacific Theater of World War II, surviving being wounded in action during the Battle of Okinawa. Dylan Wohlenhaus @DylanWohlenhaus Here's Belton working on a car. Friends & family say he was a "great guy" @KHQLocalNews 05:44 PM - 22 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Dylan Wohlenhaus@DylanWohlenhausHere's Belton working on a car. Friends & family say he was a "great guy" @KHQLocalNews/ Via According to Belton's friends in the community he was a nice old man who spent his days fixing cars and his evenings playing pool. KATSKAN @TheRaytedex This is for you Mr. Delbert Belton 🇺🇸 "And I stand up next to you & defend her still today"#DelbertBelton 03:20 PM - 23 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite KATSKAN@TheRaytedexThis is for you Mr. Delbert Belton 🇺🇸 "And I stand up next to you & defend her still today"#DelbertBelton/ Via Casey Lund KXLY @caseylundkxly Flag @ the eagles lodges at half mast after WWII vet Delbert Belton was beaten to death on Wednesday night #kxly 12:58 PM - 23 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Casey Lund KXLY@caseylundkxlyFlag @ the eagles lodges at half mast after WWII vet Delbert Belton was beaten to death on Wednesday night #kxly/ Via The two suspects responsible for the attack are still at large. Dylan Wohlenhaus @DylanWohlenhaus BREAKING: Photos released of suspects allegedley involved in death of 88yr old Delbert Belton. @KHQLocalNews 11:00 PM - 22 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Dylan Wohlenhaus@DylanWohlenhausBREAKING: Photos released of suspects allegedley involved in death of 88yr old Delbert Belton. @KHQLocalNews/ Via Belton's beating shocked both his local community... Othello Richards @OthelloRichards Memorial set up at Fraternal Order of Eagles for deadly assault elderly victim #Delbert #Belton@krem2 07:42 PM - 22 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Othello Richards@OthelloRichardsMemorial set up at Fraternal Order of Eagles for deadly assault elderly victim #Delbert #Belton@krem2/ Via Dylan Wohlenhaus @DylanWohlenhaus Memorial growing outside Eagles Lounge for Delbert "Shorty" Belton. @KHQLocalNews WWII Vet 11:51 PM - 22 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Dylan Wohlenhaus@DylanWohlenhausMemorial growing outside Eagles Lounge for Delbert "Shorty" Belton. @KHQLocalNews WWII Vet/ Via ...and the Internet at large, with some users drawing connections between Belton's attackers and Trayvon Martin. Righty @PINSKO Trayvon Martin was likelier to have been one of those kids who killed Delbert Belton than to have been an innocent victim like him. 10:52 AM - 23 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Righty@PINSKOTrayvon Martin was likelier to have been one of those kids who killed Delbert Belton than to have been an innocent victim like him./ Via Ryan Lugar @ryanlugar Delbert Belton is murdered by 2 black kids and it's not race related, but Trayvon's death is instantly race related #dumb @TaterSWAGreturn 03:33 PM - 23 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Ryan Lugar@ryanlugarDelbert Belton is murdered by 2 black kids and it's not race related, but Trayvon's death is instantly race related #dumb @TaterSWAGreturn/ Via Ron. @jusDontWakeMeUp If you were worked up about what happened to Trayvon, but don't care about Chris Lane or Delbert Belton, you are definitely a racist. 03:27 PM - 23 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Ron.@jusDontWakeMeUpIf you were worked up about what happened to Trayvon, but don't care about Chris Lane or Delbert Belton, you are definitely a racist./ Via Kay Gribbles @OMkG92 I can't wait to hear all the trayvon martin apologists spin on this Delbert Belton murder 02:34 PM - 23 Aug 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite Kay Gribbles@OMkG92I can't wait to hear all the trayvon martin apologists spin on this Delbert Belton murder/ Via Spokane police told the press that they are looking for two African Americans between 16 and 19 years old. 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