A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy, Javits Frimpong, has died after being shot while travelling to school in the Bronx, New York, with his father suspecting that the incident may be connected to bullying his son had reportedly experienced.
The shooting occurred at about 9.30 am on Thursday, 29 October, near Crotona Park, where the teenager was reportedly shot in the stomach.
According to police, Frimpong managed to run about a block after being shot before collapsing. He was subsequently taken to hospital, where he died.
Investigators are searching for three teenage boys who reportedly fled the scene wearing black clothing and blue surgical masks. No arrests had been announced as of the time of reporting.
The victim’s father, Thomas Frimpong, told ABC7 New York that he suspected the shooting could be linked to bullying his son had experienced at school.
He said the school principal had informed him three days before the incident that two students had been suspended over allegations of bullying his son.
However, the circumstances surrounding the killing remain under investigation. Authorities have not publicly established a motive or confirmed any connection between the reported bullying and the shooting.