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BRONX, NEW YORK, USA — Javits Frimpong, 15, Shot Dead Walking to School; Police Hunt Three Teen Suspects
Javits Frimpong, 15, was shot dead on his way to school in the Bronx on Thursday morning, October 29. He was shot once in the abdomen shortly before 9:30 a.m. near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont section, close to Crotona Park, as he walked to DreamYard Preparatory School. He ran about a block before collapsing; police officers put him in their patrol car and rushed him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died. Javits had moved from Ghana to New York about a year ago to live with his father, Thomas Frimpong; his mother remains in Ghana. He dreamed of becoming a doctor. His father described him as quiet, precious and very clever, and said Javits had been bullied at school — the principal had told him three days before the shooting that two students had been suspended for bullying his son. Police have not confirmed any motive or link to the bullying. The NYPD is searching for three teenage suspects, believed to be 16 to 18 years old, seen fleeing in black clothing and blue surgical masks. No arrests have been made. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
- Date
- October 29, 2026
- Location
- East 171st Street and Crotona Place, Claremont, Bronx, New York (near Crotona Park)
- Victims
- Javits Frimpong, 15
- Suspect
- Three teenage boys, believed 16 to 18 years old, wearing black clothing and blue surgical masks — fled on foot, no arrests yet
- Stage
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Update #5 — Mother of Javits Frimpong arrives in New York demanding justice
The mother of Javits Frimpong has arrived in New York from Ghana to demand justice for her 15-year-old son, who was shot dead on his way to school in the Bronx. Doris Adu Gyamfi landed in the United States on Wednesday, November 4, ahead of her son's funeral, and said: "I want justice for my son, that is all." She said Javits had dreamed of becoming a medical doctor. Javits, a Grade 10 student at DreamYard Preparatory School, was chased and shot near East 171st Street and Third Avenue on the morning of Thursday, October 29. As of Wednesday morning, no one has been named, arrested or charged, and police are still searching for three suspects believed to be between 16 and 18 years old, who were last seen boarding a southbound No. 5 subway train. Detectives are still weighing robbery, mistaken identity and school bullying as possible explanations, and say they have found nothing linking Javits to a gang. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes. -
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Update #4 — NYPD subpoenas school records; three motives now being worked
On Monday, November 2, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny gave a public update on the killing of Javits Frimpong, 15. Police had to subpoena the New York City Department of Education for information after first asking for it directly, because school records bear on the bullying motive. Detectives are now working three possible motives: bullying, robbery, and mistaken identity — the shooters may have taken Frimpong for a rival gang member, and Kenny said police have found nothing indicating Frimpong was involved in gang activity. Kenny also gave new details of the shooting itself: the three suspects wore hoods and surgical masks; Frimpong ran and dropped his backpack, which a bystander then stole and which has not been recovered; he was shot in the abdomen; and the shooters went back to pick up the shell casing before escaping into the Southern Boulevard subway station, jumping the turnstiles toward Manhattan. 'They knew exactly what they were doing,' Kenny said. No arrests have been made and no suspect has been named. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes. -
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Update #3 — Thousands Hold Vigils for Javits; Al Jazeera Video Report
Thousands of people have held vigils for Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was chased down and killed in the Bronx, Al Jazeera reports in a video titled "The murder of Javits Frimpong, a bullied schoolboy in The Bronx." There are no arrests in the case so far.
Watch the video: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/1/the-murder-of-javits-frimpong-a-bullied-schoolboy-in-the-bronx (Video: Al Jazeera) -
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Update #2 — Tribute Video Shared on Snapchat Calls for Justice for Javits
A Snapchat Spotlight clip posted on Oct. 31 by the account @abegyoubath2 pays tribute to Javits Frimpong and calls for justice. The clip shows a woman and a man outside an airport terminal; the people in it have not been identified. There are no arrests in the case so far.
Watch the video: https://www.snapchat.com/@abegyoubath2/spotlight/W7_EDlXWTBiXAEEniNoMPwAAYeWNyYWh1eHh1AaGRxoHSAaGRxnryAAAAAA (Video: @abegyoubath2 on Snapchat) -
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Update #1 — Trump approves visa for Javits's mother; Ghana to pay her travel
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Saturday that President Trump agreed to give Javits's mother, Doris Adu Gyamfi, a visa right away so she can travel from Ghana to say goodbye to her son. Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said Ghana's government will pay her full travel costs and help pay for a dignified funeral. No funeral date has been announced.
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