A person in black chased Javits Frimpong before he was fatally shot in the Bronx
Detectives are searching for three teenagers after 15-year-old Javits Frimpong was fatally shot Thursday morning while walking to school in the Bronx’s Claremont neighborhood. Video showed him running as a person in black followed. Police have not identified a motive; his father, Thomas Frimpong, and a school bus attendant said two boys were recently suspended for bullying him.
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Javits Frimpong, 15, was chased and fatally shot Thursday morning while walking to school in the Bronx, and detectives are looking for three teenagers in connection with the killing. Police and law enforcement sources said Frimpong was shot in the stomach around 9:25 a.m. at East 171 Street and Third Avenue in the Claremont neighborhood. He was initially listed in stable condition but later died. Surveillance video obtained by CBS News New York shows him running as a person dressed all in black chased him, then collapsing. The NYPD has not identified a motive. Frimpong’s father, Thomas Frimpong, said he believes bullying at school was connected to the shooting. The father and a school bus attendant said two boys had recently been suspended for bullying him. A vigil was held for Frimpong.
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- New York Post — Heartbreaking video shows Bronx teen running for life before deadly shooting — and dad says bullies to blame
- CBS News — Vigil held for 15-year-old shot dead in the Bronx as his father alleges bullying at school - CBS New York
- NBC New York — School bullying may be tied to 15-year-old's NYC shooting death, father says
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The New York Post and CBS News New York report that Javits Frimpong was chased and fatally shot while on his way to school; NBC New York also reports his fatal Bronx shooting. These reports match the proposed event and its timing.