Trump agrees visa for mother of Ghanaian teen shot dead

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 22:32 · Archive

President Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant shot dead in the Bronx.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Saturday that President Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, a Ghanaian immigrant killed in the Bronx. Frimpong was shot in the abdomen shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Thursday as he walked to school and was pronounced dead at hospital later that day.

Mamdani wrote on X that Frimpong's mother 'deserves to say goodbye to her son in person' and that Trump had agreed to grant her a visa 'immediately'. The White House did not immediately respond to confirm the administration would issue the visa.

Frimpong arrived in the Bronx from Ghana a year ago to be with his father and start a new life in the United States, according to U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from the Bronx. No arrests have yet been made in the case, which remains under investigation.

How it is being reported

• Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shootingNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot to death earlier this week.Clickorlando · 31 Oct, 21:48
• Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa to mother of Ghanian teen killed in Bronx shootingNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot to death earlier this week.News4Jax · 31 Oct, 21:48

In this story: Javits Frimpong · Zohran Mamdani · Donald Trump · Ritchie Torres · Ghana · Bronx

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