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The New York Police Department (NYPD) has arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Ghanaian student, Javits Frimpong, in the Bronx, New York.
The police department announced the arrest in a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. It said detectives apprehended the teenager earlier that morning and that he was being charged with murder.
According to ABC7 New York, the suspect was taken to the 42nd Precinct for questioning. The station also reported that he faces additional charges of manslaughter and firearm-related offences. Authorities have not released his identity because he is a minor.
Frimpong was shot in the abdomen on October 29 while walking to school near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont section of the Bronx. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Guardian reported that Frimpong moved from Ghana to the United States about a year before his death to reunite with his father, Thomas Frimpong. His father said the teenager had complained about bullying at school and that two students had reportedly been suspended over harassment.
However, investigators have not established any connection between the alleged bullying and the shooting. The Associated Press reported on Wednesday that detectives had considered bullying, robbery and other possible motives, but no motive had been confirmed.
The arrest follows earlier reports that police were searching for three teenage suspects after the shooting. Frimpong’s family and members of the Ghanaian community have continued to call for justice, while Ghanaian authorities have reportedly engaged their American counterparts over the case.
The NYPD said it would continue efforts to address violent crime, particularly cases involving young victims. The suspect’s arrest marks a major development in the investigation, although the circumstances and motive behind the killing remain unclear.
