17-Year-Old Arrested In Killing Of Bronx Teen Javits Frimpong

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the murder of Javits Frimpong, the 15-year-old Bronx teen who was fatally shot while walking to school in Claremont on Oct. 29, according to an NYPD X post.
The teen has been charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, murder and manslaughter.
The arrest comes nearly two weeks after Frimpong was shot shortly before 9:30 a.m. near East 171st Street and Third Avenue.
The DreamYard Preparatory School student was initially taken by NYPD officers to St. Barnabas Hospital and was reported in stable condition before later succumbing to his injuries.
In the days after the shooting, police said they were searching for t...