Ghanaian Teenager Shot Dead in Bronx After Reporting Bullying at School

Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, a 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager, was shot in the abdomen while walking to school in the Bronx on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The attack took place near Crotona Place and East 171st Street in Claremont at approximately 9:24 a.m. Unidentified individuals chased him before he was shot once.

Despite his injuries, Javits managed to run about one block before collapsing. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His father, Thomas Frimpong, said he first received a call that his son was absent from school, then a second call reporting the shooting.

“My son didn’t deserve to die; he is always at school. He is a quiet boy; he doesn’t talk. He is always on his phone.”

The father said his son had previously complained about being bullied by some students at school. He added that the school principal told him two students involved in an altercation with Javits had been suspended. Javits had lived with his father in the United States for exactly one year before the shooting.

His mother, Doris Adu Gyamfi, lives in Kumasi, Ghana, and is reportedly in disbelief about her son’s death. Ghana’s government and diplomatic representatives have demanded a comprehensive investigation and justice for the student. The New York Police Department said officers transported the teenager to hospital.

Javits was enrolled at DreamYard Preparatory School in the Bronx. His father described him as quiet, intelligent, clever and well-behaved, with ambitions of becoming a medical doctor. He said his son rarely caused trouble and spent much of his time on his phone.

The shooting has devastated the family and the local community. The father insisted his son was innocent and did not deserve to die. No arrests or suspects have been mentioned in the reports so far.