Ghanaian teenager shot dead while fleeing masked attackers in the Bronx
Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old who had moved from Ghana to New York a year earlier, was shot dead in the Bronx while on his way to school. Police have not been quoted on arrests or a confirmed motive; his father and relatives say he had faced repeated bullying, making the killing a renewed focus for his family and school community.
The shooting happened at about 9.25am near East 171st Street as Frimpong tried to flee three masked teenagers, according to the account. His school principal had told his father three days earlier that two students were disturbing him and they had been suspended. Frimpong was taken to St Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead; his father said he was a bright student who hoped to become a doctor, while his mother lives in Ghana.
In short
- Javits Frimpong, 15, was shot on his way to school in the Bronx.
- His father says he had reported bullying.
- He had moved from Ghana a year earlier and hoped to study medicine.
Explained simply
The Bronx is a borough in New York City, where many young people travel to school through busy residential neighbourhoods. Javits Frimpong was 15 and had moved from Ghana to New York about a year before his death.
His father and relatives say Frimpong had been bullied, and that the school had suspended two students after concerns were raised. The account does not establish that the reported bullying was connected to the shooting; police have not been quoted confirming a motive or arrests.
The case matters to Frimpong’s family and school community as they seek to understand what happened. His father said Frimpong was a bright student who hoped to become a doctor, while his mother lives in Ghana.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Bullied schoolboy aged just 15 is shot dead on NYC street after being chased down by three teenagers, just a year after victim emigrated from Ghana”.