A 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager has died after sustaining gunshot wounds in a shooting incident in the Bronx, New York City, in the United States, on Thursday, October 29, police have confirmed.
The victim, identified as Javits Frimpong, was pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot near the junction of Crotona Place and East 171st Street shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to police reports.
Sources cited by PIX11 indicated that the teenager was shot in the abdomen and was found struggling to remain conscious following the attack.
Authorities have launched a search for three men believed to have been involved in the shooting. The suspects were reportedly last seen escaping along Fulton Avenue while dressed in black. Two of the men were said to have been wearing surgical masks.
Surveillance footage obtained during investigations reportedly captured an individual fleeing the scene whose appearance matched the description provided by police. The person was seen wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants and a face mask.
Police disclosed that Frimpong managed to run approximately one block after being shot before collapsing. He was subsequently rushed to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Speaking to journalists, the victim’s father, Thomas Frimpong, revealed that his son had relocated from Ghana to the United States approximately a year ago.
He also disclosed that the teenager had previously complained about being bullied by some students at his school.
According to his father, the situation had reportedly led to disciplinary action, with two students suspended for repeatedly bullying his son.