Bronx students stage walkout after murder of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong
Police are investigating bullying, robbery and gang misidentification as motives after the 15-year-old was chased and shot dead, officials said.
- On Thursday, October 29, 15-year-old Javits Frimpong was chased and shot to death near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Bronx. Medics rushed him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died shortly after surgery.
- Three masked suspects chased Frimpong before shooting him in the back, police said, then fled to Freeman Street station. Investigators are seeking Department of Education records regarding bullying but require a subpoena to access the information.
- Students at DreamYard Preparatory School staged a walkout on Monday to protest gun violence and bullying. Classmates remembered Frimpong as a happy teen who stood up for himself, disputing suggestions that he lacked friends.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani coordinated with President Trump over the weekend to grant Frimpong's mother an immediate visa from Ghana. The visa allows her to travel to New York to attend her son's funeral.
- The New York City Department of Education is providing counseling for students affected by the tragedy. A GoFundMe account has been established to help the family with funeral and burial expenses.
10 Articles
10 Articles
Javits Frimpong: Bronx students eulogize slain Ghanaian teen and condemn bullying during walkout
On Monday, students at The DreamYard Preparatory School in the Bronx eulogized and shared fond memories of the slain Ghanaian teen, Javits Frimpong, during a walkout. Per WABC, the students also condemned bullying and gun violence. As previously reported by Face2Face Africa, Javits, a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy, was fatally shot in the Bronx on the...
Bronx teen Javits Frimpong had his bag stolen as he fled from suspects who shot him dead: cops
Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old immigrant teen who was shot to death on a Bronx street last week, had his bag stolen by a stranger as he ran from his killers, police revealed on Monday. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said that Frimpong was a teen trying to do everything right when he was callously...
Tragic death of Javits Frimpong: Let us confront bullying without turning it into Black-on-black racial divide
The tragic death of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, a Ghanaian teenager who was fatally shot while walking to school in the Bronx, New York, is a painful reminder of how vulnerable our children can be and how urgently we need to confront bullying.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
