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Mother of Ghanaian boy killed in US 'wants justice' as she flies for funeral

Police have not made any arrests and an investigation is ongoing as authorities search for three teenage boys.

BBC World•

The mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was fatally shot in the United States last week has left Ghana for America after being granted an emergency visa by President Donald Trump.

Her son, Javits Frimpong, was chased down and shot on Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx, New York.

Police have not made any arrests and an investigation is ongoing as authorities search for three teenage boys in connection with the shooting.

Mamdani said the murder of a child was a pain no parent should endure, "let alone from thousands of miles away.”