ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. James Gyakye Quayson, on Monday received Madam Doris Adu Gyamfi, the mother of 15-year-old Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, who was fatally shot in a Bronx, New York, ambush last week.
The meeting, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, allowed Quayson to convey the Government of Ghana’s deepest condolences to the bereaved mother and family. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to providing necessary support during this difficult period.
Quayson reiterated that the Ministry would work through Ghana’s diplomatic mission in the United States to engage relevant American authorities and ensure the circumstances surrounding the teenager’s d3ath receive full attention. He assured Madam Gyamfi of the government’s continued solidarity and support as the family navigates the loss.
Javits Frimpong, a Ghanaian national who had lived in the United States for about a year after joining his father, Thomas Frimpong, was shot once in the abdomen around 9:20–9:24 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The incident occurred near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont section of the Bronx, just steps from his home, while he was walking to DreamYard Preparatory School.
Police said the tenth-grader was the intended target of three masked male suspects, believed to be teenagers aged 16 to 18, who fled the scene. Surveillance video captured parts of the chase. Officers transported Frimpong to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he later d!ed. No arrests have been reported, and the investigation continues. The family has linked the attack to alleged bullying at school; the father said the principal had informed him days earlier that two students involved in harassing his son had been suspended.
Frimpong, who previously attended Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Ghana, was described by relatives as quiet and studious. He had expressed ambitions of becoming a physician and wrote in his diary about his determination to succeed in America.
Ghanaian authorities, including Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have expressed condolences and committed to pursuing justice. The government has indicated it will cover travel costs for the mother to attend her son’s funeral in the United States. New York officials have also facilitated visa arrangements to allow her to travel.
A GoFundMe campaign for the family has raised substantial funds for funeral and related expenses. Community vigils have been held in the Bronx, with local leaders calling for the suspects to surrender and for accountability.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will continue monitoring the case through Ghana’s Consulate in New York and stand with the family.
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