In brief
Ghana’s foreign ministry condemned the fatal shooting of a 15‑year‑old Ghanaian migrant in the Bronx, New York, calling for a thorough investigation. Officials from Ghana’s Permanent Mission in New York visited the victim’s family to express sympathy and urge justice. The teenager, who had moved to the U.S. about a year earlier, was shot in the abdomen and later died at a hospital.
The Ghanaian government condemned the killing of a 15‑year‑old Ghanaian migrant in the Bronx, New York, on Friday, demanding a thorough investigation by U.S. authorities.
According to a statement issued by the foreign ministry on Xinhua, the incident involved unknown gunmen who shot the teenager in the abdomen, after which he died at a nearby hospital.
The statement also noted that officials from Ghana’s Permanent Mission in New York visited Thomas Frimpong, father of the deceased, to express sympathy and urge justice.
The teenager, named Javits Frimpong, had relocated from Ghana to the United States about a year before the shooting.
The Ghanaian government’s condemnation came after the incident, and the statement implored U.S. authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and bring those responsible to justice.
No other international outlets reported the condemnation at this time; the information is contained in the Xinhua translation of the Ghanaian foreign ministry’s statement.