17-year-old charged in fatal Bronx shooting of 15-year-old boy
Death of Javits Frimpong, who moved to the US from Ghana a year ago, has affected close-knit Ghanaian community A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx. The teenager was taken from his Bronx home for questioning Wednesday morning and brought to the New York City police department (NYPD)’s 42nd…
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx. The teenager was taken from his home for questioning on Wednesday morning and brought to the NYPD's 42nd precinct. According to The Guardian US, the suspect faces charges including murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.
GBC Ghana reports that the teenager is being held at the stationhouse while formal charges remain pending, and that investigators have not yet clarified if the youth is the gunman or an accomplice.
The shooting occurred at 9:24 a.m. on October 29 on Crotona Place near East 171st Street. GBC Ghana reports that Frimpong was walking to school, just one block from his home in the Mott Haven neighborhood, when he was struck in the abdomen. Frimpong had moved to the United States from Ghana one year ago.
GBC Ghana states that authorities are still seeking more teenagers in connection with the case and noted that suspects were seen fleeing the area. The arrest took place just hours before a news conference by an attorney representing the family was scheduled to be held in Harlem.
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