15-year-old Ghanaian boy shot dead in New York’s Bronx

A 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager has died after being shot in the Bronx, New York City, in the United States, on Thursday, October 29, 2026, police have confirmed. The victim, identified as Javits Frimpong, was pronounced dead at a hospital after sustaining gunshot wounds near the intersection of Crotona Place and East 171st Street shortly before 9:30 a.