Mamdani says Trump to grant visa to mother of boy killed in Bronx shooting
New York City mayor says US president 'has agreed to grant her visa immediately'.
The teenage son of a Ghanaian family, Javits Frimpong, lost his life after being shot in the abdomen while walking to school in the Bronx, New York City. The 15-year-old had relocated to the United States from Ghana in October 2025 to reunite with his father, Thomas Frimpong, with aspirations of attending school and embarking on a successful career as a physician.
Tragically, Frimpong was ambushed and killed by three suspected teenage assailants, leaving his mother, Doris Gyamfi, in shock and anguish thousands of miles away in Kumasi, Ghana. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced President Donald Trump's intervention in the case, granting the Ghanaian mother an immediate visa on the condition that she travel to New York.
The White House had not independently confirmed this arrangement, and it was unclear if the visa had already been issued by Saturday evening. Frimpong's father, Thomas Frimpong, expressed his son's intelligence and aspirations to become a physician, and recounted how the teenager had recently complained of persistent bullying at DreamYard Preparatory School.
Police have not yet linked this alleged bullying to the fatal shooting. Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, conveyed condolences from President John Dramani Mahama and vowed to pursue justice, promising government support and legal assistance to ensure accountability. Ghanaian diplomats in New York visited Frimpong's family, and the government pledged to finance Gyamfi's travel, assist with visa arrangements, and support funeral expenses.
Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres expressed the Bronx's collective grief, emphasizing that the young man had his entire future ahead of him. The New York City Department of Education extended its condolences and offered counseling services and cooperation with investigators. Vigils were held across the city, uniting Ghanaian residents, religious leaders, and neighbors in demanding justice, as police continued their investigation without announcing arrests or determining a motive.
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