Teen boy from Ghana chased and fatally shot on way to school in New York City

31 October 2026 at 01:43

Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father says

A teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx.

The New York City police department (NYPD) received a report on Thursday morning about a shooting near Corona Park in the Bronx, a police spokesperson said on Friday. At about 9.24am, responding officers found Javits Frimpong, 15, with a gunshot wound to his stomach.

Teen boy from Ghana chased and fatally shot on way to school in New York City

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By: Uwa Ede-Osifo

31 October 2026 at 01:43

Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father says

A teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx.

The New York City police department (NYPD) received a report on Thursday morning about a shooting near Corona Park in the Bronx, a police spokesperson said on Friday. At about 9.24am, responding officers found Javits Frimpong, 15, with a gunshot wound to his stomach.

Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – as it happened

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30 October 2026 at 04:59

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With days until the midterm elections, a new poll from CNN places Democrats well in the lead in key Senate races in Texas and Michigan, while projecting tighter contests in Kansas and Maine.

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DNA links serial killer Ted Bundy to 1974 murder of Utah girl

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By: Uwa Ede-Osifo

28 October 2026 at 02:52

Discovery comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed that Bundy had killed another Utah girl that year

The notorious serial killer Ted Bundy has been found responsible, through DNA evidence, for the murder of a 17-year-old Utah girl who went missing in 1974 before her nude body was found days later, state authorities announced at a Tuesday news conference.

The breakthrough in the investigation of Melissa Ann Smith’s death comes months after Utah county detectives confirmed in April that Bundy had killed another Utah girl, 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime, in 1974.

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