Teen charged with murder of 15-year-old shot on Bronx school walk

Summarised from 5 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 11 Nov, 20:33 · Archive

A 17-year-old has been charged with murdering Javits Frimpong, 15, who was shot in the stomach while walking to school in the Bronx on 29 October.

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, who was shot in the stomach in the Bronx on 29 October whilst walking to school. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, was taken from his Bronx home for questioning Wednesday morning and brought to the NYPD's 42nd precinct. He faces several charges including murder, manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon and firearm-related offences.

Frimpong, who had moved to New York from Ghana almost exactly a year earlier to reunite with his father Thomas, was a sophomore at DreamYard Preparatory School. Surveillance video showed the teenager running whilst being chased before he was shot. Officers responding to a 911 call at approximately 9.24am found him bleeding on the street near East 171st Street and Third Avenue and rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

His father believes the killing may be connected to bullying his son had experienced at school. Thomas Frimpong said the principal had called him just two days before the murder to report that his son was being targeted and that two students had been suspended. He described his son as 'very quiet' and focused on his education. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said the alleged bullying was 'one aspect that we're looking at, as well as some others'. Kenny stated: 'As of right now, all indications are that he was trying to live the American dream. He was trying to get ahead by going to school. We have nothing in our investigation to indicate he was involved in any gang activity.'

Police had initially been searching for three teenagers who fled the scene wearing black sweatsuits and blue surgical masks. The Guardian reports that authorities have not ruled out the possibility of additional arrests and that it remains unclear whether the suspect and victim knew one another. The killing has sparked outrage in the Bronx's close-knit Ghanaian community, with the Daily Mail reporting that Frimpong's family has retained prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them.

How it is being reported

• More and more teen killers — blame NY’s Raise the Age law for cultivating crimePolice just arrested yet another teen homicide suspect, the latest grim reminder that Albany’s disastrous Raise the Age law is creating more young criminals. On Wednesday, cops nabbed a 17-year-old in connection with the killing of Javits Frimpong, the Bronx 15-year-old gunned down walking to school late last month. A Bronx judge recently set a...New York Post · 11 Nov, 23:47
• Arrest made after student from Ghana was shot and killed on way to school in New York CityJavits Frimpong’s death sparked protests and led Mayor Zohran Mamdani to seek help from President TrumpIndependent World · 11 Nov, 20:46
• 17-year-old charged in fatal Bronx shooting of 15-year-old boyDeath of Javits Frimpong, who moved to the US from Ghana a year ago, has affected close-knit Ghanaian community A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx. The teenager was taken from his Bronx home for questioning Wednesday morning and brought to the New York City police department (NYPD)’s 42nd precinct. The suspect, whose identity has not been released, faces several charges, including murder, manslaughter, criminal possession of a weapon and other firearm-related offenses. Continue reading...Guardian World · 11 Nov, 20:21
• Teen charged with murder in fatal shooting of 15-year-old NYC student Javits FrimpongA 17-year-old faces a murder charge in the New York City shooting of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant killed walking to school.Fox News · 11 Nov, 19:00
• Teen, 17, is arrested nearly two weeks after fatal shooting of bullied New York boy from GhanaJavits Frimpong was shot in the stomach on the morning of October 29, sparking a police investigation that has left detectives searching for several teenagers.Daily Mail · 11 Nov, 17:36
• Cops nab teen suspect in murder of Javits Frimpong, 15-year-old shot on walk to schoolA 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old Bronx kid who was gunned down while walking to school, sources said Wednesday. The teen suspect was busted by the NYPD Violent Crimes Task Force — and charges are pending, the sources said. Javits Frimpong took a bullet to...New York Post · 11 Nov, 14:52

In this story: Javits Frimpong · Thomas Frimpong · Ben Crump · Joseph Kenny · Bronx · Ghana · NYPD · DreamYard Preparatory School

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