US President Donald Trump has agreed to facilitate an emergency visa for the mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy shot dead while walking to school in New York, following an appeal from the city’s mayor and mounting pressure from the Ghanaian government.
The development was announced by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday after a telephone conversation with the President, ValidViewNetwork reports.
THE INTERVENTION
Mamdani said Trump had agreed to grant a visa immediately to Doris Gyamfi, the teenager’s mother, who lives in Kumasi, Ghana, so she could travel to New York to see her son’s body and bid him farewell.
“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away,” Mamdani said. “Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person”.
The White House had not independently confirmed the arrangement as of Saturday evening, and it was unclear whether the visa had been issued.
THE KILLING
Javits Frimpong was shot in the abdomen around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday while walking to school near Crotona Park in the Bronx.
He was rushed to St Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police were searching for three suspected teenage attackers, but had not announced any arrests or established a motive .
THE BULLYING
Javits had moved from Ghana to the United States in October 2025 to reunite with his father, Thomas Frimpong, and continue his education.
His father said the teenager had complained of persistent bullying at DreamYard Preparatory School. Two students were reportedly suspended, although police had not established any connection between the alleged bullying and the fatal shooting .
“He was very clever, so he always says he wants to be a physician,” the grieving father told reporters .
GHANA’S DEMAND
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, contacted the bereaved father to convey condolences from President John Dramani Mahama and assure the family of government support.
“We will pursue justice, and we will make sure that those who did this do not get away with it,” Ablakwa said.
Ablakwa welcomed Trump’s intervention, saying Ghana would pay for the mother’s travel, assist with the visa process, and support the funeral arrangements.
“The Government of Ghana welcomes your intervention and President Trump’s timely decision,” he said .
WHY IT MATTERS
Javits Frimpong was 15. He wanted to be a doctor. He had moved to America to be with his father, to get an education, to build a future.
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And he was shot on his way to school.
The circumstances of his death are still unclear. The suspects are still at large. The motive has not been established. But the pain is undeniable.
For his mother, the visa is a chance to say goodbye.
For his father, the investigation is a chance for justice.
For the Ghanaian community in New York, the vigils are a chance to demand that a child’s life matters.
The President has intervened. The diplomats are engaged. But Javits is still dead. And the search for his killers continues. ValidViewNetwork reports.