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Javits Frimpong shooting: 17-year-old charged with murder
ABC7 New York • • nation
Key Points:
- A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, and firearm-related offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx.
- The suspect was taken into custody after questioning by detectives and is not being publicly identified due to his age; authorities are still searching for additional teenage suspects involved.
- Frimpong was shot in the stomach on the morning of October 29 while on his way to school, and the suspects fled the scene via the Freeman St subway station, demonstrating a level of planning by collecting shell casings.
- The victim’s family has hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump amid growing community concerns about youth violence and bullying following the incident.
- The arrest occurred shortly before the victim’s family attorney was scheduled to hold a news conference in Harlem regarding the case.
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