{
  "id": 19548013,
  "title": "17-year-old charged in fatal Bronx shooting of 15-year-old boy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/17-year-old-charged-in-fatal-bronx-shooting-of-15-year-old-boy",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T20:21:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/bronx-fatal-shooting-teen-boy-arrest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nGBC 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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      {
        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "17-year-old arrested over fatal shooting of Bronx teenager Javits Frimpong",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/17-year-old-arrested-over-fatal-shooting-of-bronx-teenager-javits",
        "published": "2026-11-11T15:38:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Teen charged in murder of Javits Frimpong, 15-year-old immigrant shot in the Bronx",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/teen-charged-in-murder-of-javits-frimpong-15-year-old-immigrant-shot",
        "published": "2026-11-11T17:12:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Death of Javits Frimpong: 17-year-old suspect charged with intentional murder, criminal possession of weapon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/death-of-javits-frimpong-17-year-old-suspect-charged-with-intentional",
        "published": "2026-11-11T19:15:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}