Mother of 15-year-old fatally shot granted visa for final farewell
Javitz Frimpong’s mother was granted a visa, according to the mayor, as the search for the teen's killers continue.
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On Saturday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani shared the mother of the teen fatally shot in Claremont on Oct. 29 was going to get to say goodbye to her son in person.
“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away,” said Mamdani. “Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person. I just got off the phone with President Trump and he has agreed to grant her visa immediately.”
The mayor also added, “All of New York City is mourning this tragedy.”
The announcement comes as the teen’s death has sparked rallies throughout the Bronx while the suspects are still on the run.
Police say Frimpong was shot in the stomach on his way to school on Oct. 29 just before 9:30 a.m. Surveillance video shows the teen running from the alleged gunman.
Families also claim the teen was being bullied at William H Taft High School and had reported the incidents.
Investigators believe three people, between the ages of 16 to 18, are behind the deadly gunfire.
On Monday a peaceful protest was held outside of the teen's high school with friends and classmates coming together to call for justice.
"I can't be walking out of my house every day feeling like somebody is after me, like, that's crazy," said one student, Ibrahim.
Many who knew Frimpong say he had a community and friends at the school. Many now left with an open void fearing they could lose another life to violence.
"I believe justice needs to be served...and we just really wanted to raise awareness to gun violence. This should have not happened to anyone," said another student, Yuleiniz.
Students marched around the school with flyers that read, "Justice for Javits" and "Forever 15" with the hope their call for change to gun violence and bullying will be heard by elected officials.
"I want them to make us know that we're safe. Right now, we're really not," said Ibrahim.
