Javits Frimpong died at a hospital after suffering an abdominal gunshot wound on Thursday morning while traveling to school. Surveillance footage captured three youths chasing the teenager shortly before the fatal attack, which remains under active police investigation with no suspects arrested yet. Frimpong's father revealed his son had experienced bullying at school prior to the violence. As thousands attend vigils in his memory, Ghanaian Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed assistance is underway for the mother's visa application.
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Police have launched an active investigation into the killing, but no arrests have been m…: Police have launched an active investigation into the killing, but no arrests have been made so far.
Thomas Frimpong reported that his son experienced bullying at school before the deadly Br…: Thomas Frimpong reported that his son experienced bullying at school before the deadly Bronx shooting occurred.
Donald Trump agreed to immediately approve the mother's visa following a direct conversat…: Donald Trump agreed to immediately approve the mother's visa following a direct conversation with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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New York City mayor says US president ‘has agreed to grant her visa immediately’.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says after a phone call with United States President Donald Trump that the mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was shot dead in the Bronx will be granted a visa.
Mamdani wrote in a post on X on Saturday that he had spoken with Trump about Javits Frimpong, whose mother is seeking to travel to New York to say goodbye to her son.
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The US president “has agreed to grant her visa immediately”, the mayor wrote.
“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away,” he wrote.
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