The New York Police Department (NYPD) has arrested a 17-year-old boy over the murder of 15-year-old Ghanaian Javits Frimpong, who was shot dead on his way to school on October 29, 2026.
The police department confirmed the arrest in a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday. It said detectives apprehended the teenager earlier that morning and charged him with murder.
According to the NYPD, the arrest followed investigations into Frimpong’s death, with the department pledging to continue its efforts to remove dangerous individuals from communities, particularly those responsible for the killing of children.
Earlier this morning, NYPD detectives arrested a 17-year-old male for the murder of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong on October 29, 2026 in the Bronx. He is being charged with murder.
The NYPD will be relentless in our efforts to get dangerous people out of our communities, especially when it involves the murder of a 15-year-old boy.
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) November 11, 2026
ABC7 New York reported that the suspect was taken to the 42nd Precinct on Wednesday morning for questioning.
The television station also reported that he was facing additional charges of manslaughter and firearm-related offences.
Authorities have withheld the teenager’s identity because he is underage. They have also yet to establish or publicly disclose what led to the shooting.
Frimpong sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen on October 29 while walking to school around East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont neighbourhood of the Bronx.
He was rushed to a hospital but later died from his injuries.
He had relocated from Ghana to the United States approximately a year before his death to join his father, Thomas Frimpong.
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His father told The Guardian that the teenager had previously raised concerns about being bullied at school. He also disclosed that two students had reportedly been suspended over harassment.
