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NYC boy, 15, shot dead by apparent teen gunmen on way to school

first published Oct 29, 2026, 12:59 PM ET · 7 articles · title as published by New York Post – Metro

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How each outlet framed it

  • New York Post – MetroNYC boy, 15, shot dead by apparent teen gunmen on way to schoolOct 29, 2026, 12:59 PM ET
  • Gothamist15-year-old boy shot and killed Thursday morning in the Bronx, NYPD saysOct 29, 2026, 1:12 PM ET
  • amNewYorkPolice seek teen killers who shot Bronx boy, 15, dead in morning ambushOct 29, 2026, 4:25 PM ET
  • New York Post – MetroHeartbreaking video shows Bronx teen running for life before deadly shooting — and dad says bullies to blameOct 30, 2026, 11:14 AM ET
  • GothamistMamdani says Trump will 'immediately' grant visa to Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teenOct 31, 2026, 3:54 PM ET
  • New York Post – MetroMamdani says Trump agreed to grant visa for Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teenOct 31, 2026, 5:11 PM ET
  • amNewYorkMother of slain Bronx boy granted visa from President Trump, says MamdaniNov 1, 2026, 10:45 AM ET

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  • Lead image published by New York Post – MetroPhoto: New York Post – Metro
    New York Post – MetroJoe Marino, Amanda Woods

    NYC boy, 15, shot dead by apparent teen gunmen on way to school

    The boy, believed to be between 15 and 17, took a bullet to the gut around 9:25 a.m. at East 171 Street and Third Avenue in Claremont, police said.

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  • Lead image published by GothamistPhoto: Gothamist
    GothamistCharles Lane

    15-year-old boy shot and killed Thursday morning in the Bronx, NYPD says

    The 15-year-old was shot once in the abdomen near Crotona Park and pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital, police said.

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  • Lead image published by amNewYorkPhoto: amNewYork
    amNewYorkDean Moses

    Police seek teen killers who shot Bronx boy, 15, dead in morning ambush

    Police have identified the 15-year-old boy shot to death on a Bronx street on Thursday morning as cops continue to search for the killers responsible. According to police sources, Javits Frimpong…

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  • Lead image published by New York Post – MetroPhoto: New York Post – Metro
    New York Post – MetroKhristina Narizhnaya, Joe Marino, Jesse O’Neill

    Heartbreaking video shows Bronx teen running for life before deadly shooting — and dad says bullies to blame

    Video captured 15-year-old Javits Frimpong running from an attacker before he was fatally shot while walking to his Bronx school.

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  • Lead image published by GothamistPhoto: Gothamist
    GothamistChristian Santana, Giulia Heyward

    Mamdani says Trump will 'immediately' grant visa to Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen

    Javits Frimpong, 15, was killed as he walked to school in the Bronx on Oct. 29, 2026. Javits Frimpong, whose family is from Ghana, was walking to school Thursday morning when he was shot and killed.

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  • Lead image published by New York Post – MetroPhoto: New York Post – Metro
    New York Post – MetroRich Calder

    Mamdani says Trump agreed to grant visa for Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen

    President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old Bronx boy who was shot to death on his way to school, allowing her to travel from Ghana to NYC to mourn her son in…

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  • Lead image published by amNewYorkPhoto: amNewYork
    amNewYorkBarbara Russo-Lennon

    Mother of slain Bronx boy granted visa from President Trump, says Mamdani

    President Donald Trump agreed to grant an immediate visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old boy shot to death on a Bronx street last week, following outreach from Mayor Zohran Mamdani…

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