Trump to Grant Visa to Mother of Teen Killed in Bronx Shooting
WHO:
CNN - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was killed in a Bronx shooting.
CNN - Javits Frimpong’s father, Thomas Frimpong, said his son was quiet and spent much of his time on his cellphone.
CNN - U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, a Democrat from the Bronx, said Frimpong had arrived from Ghana to live with his father and begin a new life in the United States.
CNN - Ghana’s Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa said Ghanaian officials in New York were coordinating with local authorities.
NY Post - Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the slain boy’s mother.
The Washington Post - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the boy’s mother.
WHAT:
Al Jazeera - CCTV footage showed Javits Frimpong being chased by three other teenagers shortly before he was shot.
Al Jazeera - Thousands of people attended vigils for Frimpong across New York City.
DW.com - Ghana’s Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa said Ghanaian officials were coordinating with Frimpong’s mother to assist with her visa application.
Al Jazeera - Thomas Frimpong called on police to help him “find justice for my son.”
CNN - The White House did not immediately respond to an Associated Press email seeking confirmation that the administration would issue the visa.
CNN - Mamdani wrote, “All of New York City is mourning this tragedy.”
CNN - Mamdani wrote on X that Trump had agreed to grant Frimpong’s mother a visa “immediately,” so she could say goodbye to her son in person.
CNN - Frimpong was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at a hospital. No arrests had been made, and the killing remained under investigation.
CNN - Thomas Frimpong said his son had told him, “dad, I’m OK,” after the father learned his son was being bullied at school.
CNN - Torres said every child in the Bronx should be able to walk to school without fearing for their life.
CNN - Ablakwa said Ghana’s foreign ministry “will work tirelessly with U.S. authorities to ensure justice is secured.”
CNN - The article reported that Trump had tightened immigration policy during his second term, including suspending visa processing from 75 countries.
NY Post - The visa would allow the mother to travel from Ghana to New York City to mourn her son in person.
The Washington Post - The visa would allow the mother to travel from Ghana to New York to mourn her son in person.
WHERE:
CNN - The shooting occurred in a Bronx neighborhood as Frimpong was on his way to school.
CNN - Frimpong had come from Ghana to the Bronx to live with his father.
NY Post - Frimpong’s mother would travel from Ghana to New York City.
The Washington Post - Frimpong’s mother would travel from Ghana to New York.
WHEN:
CNN - Police said Frimpong was shot shortly before 9:30 a.m. while on his way to school; he died at a hospital later that day.
CNN - Mamdani said he spoke with Trump and announced the visa agreement in a social media post on Saturday.
NY Post - Mamdani said Trump had agreed to the visa on Saturday.
The Washington Post - Mamdani said Trump had agreed to the visa on Saturday.
WHY:
Al Jazeera - Javits’s parents moved him to the United States hoping to provide him a better life.
CNN - Mamdani said, “Our entire borough is mourning a young man who should have had his whole future ahead of him.”
CNN - Mamdani said Frimpong’s mother deserved to say goodbye to her son in person and described the death as a pain no parent should have to endure.
NY Post - The visa would enable the boy’s mother to mourn him in person.
The Washington Post - The visa would enable the boy’s mother to mourn him in person.
HOW:
CNN - Mamdani said he secured Trump’s agreement by speaking with him by phone.
CNN - Thomas Frimpong said the school principal told him that two students were disturbing his son and had been suspended.
(UPDATED November 1, 2026 16:23 UTC)
A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy was fatally shot on his way to school in the Bronx. Mayor Zohran Mamdani says President Trump agreed to grant the boy’s mother a visa so she can travel from Ghana and mourn him in person. Police have made no arrests, and his father is calling for justice.
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(UPDATED November 1, 2026 04:56 UTC)
Trump agreed to grant a visa so a slain Ghanaian teenager’s mother can travel to New York. Fifteen-year-old Javits Frimpong was shot on his way to school in the Bronx and died. His mother hopes to say goodbye in person; authorities are investigating, with no arrests made.
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(UPDATED November 1, 2026 01:57 UTC)
President Trump agreed to grant a visa for the mother of slain Bronx teenager Javits Frimpong. The 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant was shot on his way to school and died at a hospital. The visa will allow his mother to travel from Ghana to New York and mourn him in person.