NYC mayor says President Trump will issue visa for mother of slain Bronx teen
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, who was killed in a Bronx shooting.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday that President Donald Trump has agreed to issue a visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot and killed in the Bronx last week. "The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away," Mamdani wrote on X, adding that the victim’s mother "deserves to say goodbye to her son in person."
Frimpong was on his way to school on Thursday morning when he was shot in the abdomen, according to police, and later died at a hospital. No arrests have been made and the investigation continues. "All of New York City is mourning this tragedy," the mayor said.
U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres expressed condolences, saying the borough mourns a young man whose future was cut short and that every child in the Bronx should be able to walk to school without fear. The victim’s father, Thomas Frimpong, told reporters that his son had recently been the subject of bullying at school.
Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, posted on X that Ghanaian officials in New York are working with local authorities and welcomed the visa decision, noting that the Ghanaian government will cover the travel costs for the mother and assist with funeral arrangements.