A Ghanaian father has been left extremely heartbroken following the murder of his 15-year-old son in the Bronx, United States of America.

The father moved to the land of free and the brave, the land of seemingly limitless opportunities for greener pastures 26 years ago before having his son join him just last year.

Javits Frimpong, according to his father often endured bullies at his school, Dream Yard Prep. He revealed to only finding out on Monday, October 26, 2026.

A CCTV footage of Javits being pursued on a hot chase by three other teenagers, while on his way to school, until he got shot in the abdomen on the 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont Section of the Borough has gone viral in the U.S.

Police received a 911 call of a person shot around 9:30AM on Thursday morning. Witnesses have told the police that three other teenagers in surgical masks chased after Javits.

Police officers on arrival didn’t wait to call an ambulance, but rushed the victim in the back of their squad car to the St. Barnabas Hospital, where he succumbed to his bodily injuries.

His father, still in shock, told reporters that he never got to tell his son he loved him before he left for work as a Taxi driver. He said his wife, who is currently in Ghana, had refused to accept the news until she see Javits lifeless body.