Teen Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Bronx 15-Year-old on School Walk
WHO:
Fox News - Javits Frimpong was an immigrant from Ghana.
Fox News - NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said investigators were examining alleged bullying as one of several possible angles.
Fox News - Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump agreed to grant Frimpong’s mother an emergency visa so she could travel from Ghana to attend her son’s funeral.
ABC News - Javits Frimpong was 15 years old.
ABC News - The NYPD was looking for others possibly connected to the shooting.
Gothamist - Javits Frimpong was identified as the boy fatally shot while walking to school; his family said a suspect had been arrested.
ABC7 New York - A 17-year-old was arrested and charged in connection with the death of Javits Frimpong.
ABC7 New York - The NYPD did not identify the suspect because of his age.
ABC7 New York - Thomas Frimpong, Javits’s father, said he was “very very happy” after learning a teen had been charged.
ABC7 New York - Millicent Boateng, Javits’s sister, said he wanted to be a physician and serve in the military.
ABC7 New York - The family retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
ABC7 New York - Crump said, “We plan on attending the arraignment later today with his family so they can see the man that killed their son.”
WHAT:
Fox News - Kenny said, “All three gave chase,” and said the suspects shot Frimpong in the back; he also said investigators had no indication Frimpong was involved in gang activity.
Fox News - Mamdani wrote that Frimpong’s mother “deserves to say goodbye to her son in person.”
ABC7 New York - The 17-year-old faced charges of murder, manslaughter, and other firearm-related offenses.
ABC7 New York - Authorities had initially sought three teenagers and had not ruled out additional arrests.
ABC7 New York - The shooting drew community attention amid concerns about youth violence and bullying.
ABC7 New York - Frimpong’s sister read an excerpt from his journal: “school has been good since I came to the United States.”
WHERE:
Gothamist - Frimpong was shot near Crotona Park in the Bronx while walking to DreamYard Preparatory School.
ABC7 New York - The suspect was picked up for questioning at a Bronx home and taken to the 42nd Precinct.
ABC7 New York - The family’s attorneys held a news conference in Harlem.
WHEN:
ABC7 New York - A funeral for Frimpong was scheduled for Nov. 20.
WHY:
Fox News - Frimpong’s father believed the killing might be linked to bullying his son experienced at school.
Fox News - Two days before the shooting, the school principal told Thomas Frimpong that his son was being targeted and that two students had been suspended.
HOW:
ABC7 New York - Frimpong was shot in the stomach while on his way to school. The article says the suspect was arrested on a murder charge.
ABC7 New York - Investigators said three suspects fled wearing black sweatsuits and blue surgical masks, collected the shell casings, entered the Freeman Street subway station by jumping the turnstile, and boarded a No. 5 train to Manhattan.
ABC7 New York - Frimpong dropped his bag during the chase and shooting; a passerby picked it up and fled separately. It contained nothing of value.
(UPDATED November 11, 2026 20:06 UTC)
Fifteen-year-old Javits Frimpong was fatally shot walking to school near Crotona Park in the Bronx. A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged; investigators are examining alleged bullying and seeking possible accomplices. President Trump agreed to grant Frimpong’s mother an emergency visa to attend her son’s funeral.
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(UPDATED November 11, 2026 19:05 UTC)
Fifteen-year-old Javits Frimpong was fatally shot near Crotona Park while walking to school in the Bronx. A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and firearm offenses. Police are still seeking others possibly connected to the shooting.