A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong. The arrest was made on Wednesday, November 11, in New York City.
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17-year-Old Charged With Murder & Manslaughter Of Javits Frimpong
A 17-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of Javits Frimpong has finally been arrested, according to ABC7 New York. The teen suspect was arrested in New York City on Wednesday and charged with murder and manslaughter at the 42nd Precinct. In addition, the suspect is facing firearm charges and has not been publicly identified due to his age. Javits was shot on his way to school on Thursday, October 29.
The New York Police Department is searching for additional suspects in connection with Javits’ death. After the shooting, three teens fled the area wearing black sweatsuits and blue surgical masks. They reportedly took the No. 5 subway line to Manhattan after jumping the turnstile at the Freeman Street station. The teens reportedly picked up shell casings before fleeing the scene.
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15-Year-Old Javits Frimpong Killed In Suspected Bullying Shooting
The Shade Room reported that Javits was murdered on his way to school in the Bronx. The 15-year-old was shot in the stomach during a suspected bullying incident, and video captured someone chasing him before he was shot near East 171st Street and Third Avenue in Claremont. Thomas Frimpon, Javits’ father, said that his son was bullied at school. Subsequently, two boys were reportedly suspended, and he believes the shooting was in retaliation.
The grieving father added that he’d brought his son to New York from Ghana for a better life a year ago.
“I lost him… I don’t know what to do now,” he told FOX 5 New York. “I don’t know what to do… I don’t know what to do.”
Family Speaks At Press Conference With Ben Crump And Rev. Al Sharpton
Attorney Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton held a press conference with the family at NAN’s House of Justice in Harlem on Wednesday, November 11. Several people shouted “Justice for Javits” as the family, Crump, and Sharpton took to the podium. Thomas Frimpong described how excited his son was when he first picked him up at the airport upon his arrival in America. He then broke down crying before saying, “I need justice for my son.”
In another heart-wrenching moment, Javits’ mother, Doris Adu Gyamfi, took the podium. She said, “I only had one child, and that was Javits.” After that, she broke down into tears and could no longer speak.
