Ghana demands justice after teenager killed in Bronx
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 3News
The Ghanaian government has promised to support the family of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager shot dead in the Bronx, New York. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa condemned the killing and called on local authorities to investigate and prosecute those responsible, according to Ghana’s Foreign Ministry.
The Ghanaian government has promised its support to Thomas Frimpong, the father of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager shot dead in the Bronx, New York. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa offered the government’s condolences on Friday 30 October and assured him that Ghana would support the family in its pursuit of justice, according to a ministry statement.
The ministry said Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa had spoken directly with the teenager’s father. Officials from Ghana’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York also visited the family’s home in the Bronx on Friday morning to express their solidarity and offer consular and legal assistance.
Javits Frimpong was shot in the abdomen on Thursday 29 October, shortly before 9.30am, near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont neighbourhood, according to New York police. The Ghanaian government called on the relevant authorities in the Bronx to conduct a thorough investigation and bring those responsible to justice. The ministry and Ghana’s mission in New York said they would work with the US authorities.
The teenager’s death was reported on 30 October, with New York police searching for three young suspects, according to 3News. The outlet had also reported the same day on the shooting death of a 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager in New York.
