Bronx Teen Murder Arrest: 17-Year-Old Charged in Fatal Shooting of Javits Frimpong
Nearly two weeks after 15-year-old Javits Frimpong was gunned down while walking to school in the Bronx, police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect and charged him with murder, manslaughter, and weapons possession.
The tragic October 29 shooting near East 171st Street and Third Avenue claimed the life of the DreamYard Preparatory School student, who had moved to the United States from Ghana just a year prior.
Frimpong’s tragic death devastated his family and the wider community, with friends noting he had faced recent bullying at school, though police have not formally linked prior altercations to the shooting.
The case drew national attention and an outpouring of grief, culminating in vigils and calls for justice. Highlighting the tragedy, New York City Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, announced he intervened to secure an emergency travel visa for the teen’s mother, who remained stranded in Ghana:
“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away… Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person. I just got off the phone with President Trump, and he has agreed to grant her visa immediately”.
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, retained by the family, emphasized the gravity of the tragedy:
“Javits was a 15-year-old boy walking to school, something children across this country do every morning. He deserved to make that walk safely”.
Police continue to search for other individuals believed to be connected to the incident as the investigation proceeds.
