The funeral of 15-year-old Ghanaian student Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, who was shot and killed in the Bronx, New York, has been scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2026.
The funeral service is expected to be held in the Bronx, but the family has yet to announce the exact location and time of the ceremony.
Further information is expected to be provided by the family’s legal representatives during a press conference scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, as arrangements are made to give the deceased teenager a befitting farewell.
Javits’ mother, Doris Adu Gyamfi, has travelled from Ghana to the United States after securing an emergency visa to join her husband, Thomas Frimpong, in making preparations for their son’s burial.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ghana’s Mission in New York are also providing support to the bereaved family during this difficult period.
Javits, who was a Grade 10 student at DreamYard Preparatory School, was fatally shot on the morning of October 29 while heading to school around Crotona Place and East 171st Street in the Bronx.
The teenager had relocated from Ghana to the United States approximately a year before the tragic incident.
His death has triggered widespread mourning and intensified demands for justice from residents and members of the Ghanaian community in New York.
In his memory, community members recently organised a march and vigil, attracting residents, Ghanaian community groups and public officials, including New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
Meanwhile, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is continuing its investigation into the shooting as efforts intensify to identify and apprehend three masked suspects seen pursuing the teenager in surveillance footage.
No arrests had been announced at the time of reporting.
The family continues to demand justice for Javits as police work to establish the circumstances surrounding his killing and bring those responsible to account.