Trump grants visa to mother of Ghanaian boy killed in NYC
Key Points:
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old boy fatally shot in the Bronx earlier this week.
- Javits Frimpong, who moved from Ghana to New York last year, was shot on his way to school and later died in the hospital; police are still investigating with no arrests made.
- Mamdani emphasized the importance of allowing Frimpong's mother to say goodbye to her son in person, highlighting the pain of losing a child from afar.
- The community and local officials, including Representative Ritchie Torres, expressed deep mourning over the loss of the young boy, who was remembered as quiet and bullied at school.
- Ghana's foreign minister publicly thanked Mayor Mamdani and President Trump for their assistance in facilitating the visa for Frimpong's mother.