17-year-old charged with murder over killing of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong in New York
A 17-year-old has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ghanaian boy Javits Frimpong in the Bronx, New York. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said detectives arrested the suspect on Wednesday morning and took him to the 42nd Precinct for questioning before charging him with murder. Javits was shot in the stomach near Crotona Park on October 29, 2026. Police officers rushed him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The suspect's identity has not been released because he is a minor. The NYPD says it is still searching for other people who may have been connected to the shooting. Javits' father, Thomas Frimpong, said he was relieved that a suspect had been charged. Speaking emotionally at a press conference on Wednesday, he recalled that he was at work when he received news that his son had been shot.