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Mamdani says Trump agrees to grant visa so mother can attend funeral of teen killed in Bronx shooting

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that President Donald Trump agreed to issue an emergency visa for Javits Frimpong's mother, who is in Ghana, so she can attend her son’s funeral. Javits, a 15-year-old from Ghana, was fatally shot while en route to school in the Bronx on Thursday; no arrests have been made yet. U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres highlighted that Javits had only been in New York for one year and was dealing with bullying at his school before the tragic incident occurred.
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Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old boy from Ghana, was fatally shot on his way to school in the Bronx around 9:25 am on October 27. According to reports, he was chased and shot by three males believed to be between 16 and 18 years old who fled the scene wearing all black clothing. Frimpong had been in the United States for only a year, facing severe bullying that his father reported multiple times.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with President Donald Trump, securing a visa so Frimpong's mother could attend her son’s funeral from Ghana. The shooting has sparked community outrage and solidarity; thousands attended vigils in support of the boy and his family.

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Bronx Ghana Ghanaian New York City U.S.

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Bronx GPE · 4× Ghanaian NORP · 3× New York City GPE · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× Ghana GPE · 2× Mamdani PERSON · 2× Thomas Frimpong PERSON · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Zohran Mamdani PERSON · 1×

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Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on X that Ghanaian officials in New York are coordinating with local authorities, adding that the foreign ministry "will work tirelessly with U.S. authorities to ensure justice is secured."
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🔮 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a teenage immigrant from Ghana who was shot and killed last week in the Bronx.

Claims (21 extracted, 2 hedged)

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a teenage immigrant from Ghana who was shot and killed last week in the Bronx. asserted
who → say → Bronx
"The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away," Mamdani wrote Saturday on X. "Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person. asserted
mother → have → person
I just got off the phone with President Trump and he has agreed to grant her visa immediately." asserted
he → get → visa
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment. asserted
Digital → reach → comment
Javits Frimpong, 15, was heading to school in a Bronx neighborhood shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Thursday when he was shot in the abdomen, according to New York City Police. uncertain
he → head → Police
He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. asserted
arrests → rush → shooting
The incident remains under investigation. asserted
incident → remain → investigation
"All of New York City is mourning this tragedy," the mayor said. asserted
mayor → mourn → tragedy
Frimpong arrived in the Bronx from Ghana a year ago to stay with his father and begin a new life in the U.S., according to U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y. "Our entire borough is mourning a young man who should have had his whole future ahead of him," Torres said. uncertain
Torres → arrive → him
"Every child in the Bronx deserves to walk to school without fearing for their life, and no parent should ever have to endure what Javits’s father, Thomas, is enduring now." asserted
father → deserve → what
Thomas Frimpong described his son as a quiet teenager. asserted
Frimpong → describe → teenager
He told reporters that learned just days before the shooting that his son was being bullied at school. asserted
son → tell → school
"It was the principal who told me," Thomas Frimpong said. asserted
Frimpong → tell → me
"He said two guys are disturbing my son so he has suspended the two guys. asserted
he → say → guys
He’s innocent, so I call him. asserted
I → ’ → him
I talk with my son, he said 'dad, I’m okay.'" asserted
he → talk → son
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on X that Ghanaian officials in New York are coordinating with local authorities, adding that the foreign ministry "will work tirelessly with U.S. authorities to ensure justice is secured." asserted
justice → say → authorities
He also said he welcomes Mamdani's intervention and Trump’s "timely decision" to grant a visa to the victim's mother. asserted
he → say → mother
"Madam Doris Adu Gyamfi’s pain as a loving mother is unimaginable and indeed everything must be done to ensure she is present to pay her respects," the foreign minister said. asserted
minister → love → respects
The Ghanaian government "will take care of the full cost of Madam Adu Gyamfi’s travels and also stands ready to contribute towards a dignifying funeral," he added. asserted
he → take → funeral
The Associated Press contributed to this report. asserted
Press → contribute → report
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