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.
Javits was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have not made any arrests and an investigation is ongoing as authorities search for three teenage boys in connection to the shooting.
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