17-year-old charged in fatal Bronx shooting of 15-year-old boy
Summary
A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx. The shooting happened near Crotona Park on October 29, and investigators have not ruled out further arrests.Key Facts
- Police say officers found Frimpong with a gunshot wound to his abdomen after responding to a report of a shooting at about 9:24 a.m.
- Frimpong was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- The suspect faces charges including murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.
- Police took the suspect from his Bronx home for questioning on Wednesday morning and brought him to the 42nd precinct.
- Investigators had been searching for three teenage boys believed to be connected to the shooting.
- Authorities have not said whether Frimpong and the suspect knew each other, and they have not ruled out additional arrests.
- Frimpong had moved from Ghana to the United States about a year earlier and attended DreamYard Preparatory School.
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