Javits Frimpong burial update: New York Police arrest boy for alleged murder 15
New York police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in connection with the October 2026 murder of 15-year-old Ghanaian student Javits Frimpong in the Bronx. The victim's family is seeking justice, noting that the teenager had previously been bullied at school.
Why it matters
The case has sparked international concern and calls for stricter gun control in the United States, while highlighting issues of school bullying and youth violence.
Police for New York say dem don arrest 17-year-old suspect in connection wit di killing of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong for Bronx, US last month.
Di suspect, wey dem neva name becos say e be minor, dey face charges of murder, manslaughter and two counts of criminal possession of weapon.
E dey expected to dey arraigned on Thursday.
Dem shoot 15-year-old Javits Frimpong , dead while e dey on im way to school for 29 October, 2026.
Police don dey search for three suspects in connection wit di murder.
Surveillance images appear to show di teenager running for im life while dem dey chase am, one of di assailants wear an all-black outfit and a mask.
Im father, Thomas Frimpong, say principal of im school bin tell am say im son dey bullied, wey lead to the suspension of two pupils.
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