17-year-old arrested over Bronx killing of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong

A 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong in the Bronx, New York, and on Wednesday 11 November 2026, citing the New York Daily News.

The suspect was being held at the NYPD's 42nd Precinct with charges pending, according to the reports. It was not immediately clear whether he is alleged to have been the gunman or an accomplice. As the suspect is a minor and has not been charged, Ghana Crimes is not identifying him.

Javits was shot at about 9.24am on 29 October on Crotona Place, near East 171st Street, while walking to DreamYard Preparatory School. He died in hospital after surgery. Police have said surveillance footage shows three hooded attackers chasing him before one opened fire.

NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said last week that the attackers shot the teenager in the back and later picked up the shell casings, which he said suggested the shooting had been planned. Investigators believe the suspects fled by subway after the shooting.

Police have said they are examining several lines of inquiry, including the family's report that two students had recently been suspended for bullying Javits, but have not established whether that is connected to the killing.

The killing has shaken the Ghanaian community in New York. Ghana's government has said it is working with US civil rights lawyer Ben Crump to seek justice for Ghanaians killed in the United States.