Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times,
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Oct. 31 that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant an expedited B-2 visa to a Ghanaian mother whose teenage son was fatally shot in the Bronx, New York City, on Oct. 29.
Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old boy from Ghana who lives in the Bronx with his father, was on his way to school shortly before 9:30 a.m. when he was shot in the abdomen, according to New York City police. He later died at a hospital.
Police are looking for three teenage suspects who were last seen wearing all black and medical masks, running south into nearby Crotona Park, amNY reported.
In a post on X, Mamdani said he talked to Trump about Frimpong's killing. He indicated that the teen's mother, who is in Ghana, wanted to travel to the United States to bid her son farewell.
"The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away. Javits Frimpong's mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person," the mayor said.
"I just got off the phone with President Trump and he has agreed to grant her visa immediately. All of New York City is mourning this tragedy."
The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away.
Javits Frimpong's mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person. I just got off the phone with President Trump and he has agreed to grant her visa immediately.
All of...— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) October 31, 2026
Trump has not publicly commented on Mamdani's post.
The Epoch Times has reached out to the White House for comment but did not receive a response by publication time.
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa thanked Mamdani in a social media post and said that his government welcomed Trump's decision to immediately grant a visitor visa to Frimpong's mother, Doris Adu Gyamfi.
Ablakwa said he had directed officials to assist Gyamfi with her visa application and that Ghana would cover all of her travel expenses to and from the United States. He added that Ghana was also prepared to contribute to a dignified funeral for Frimpong.
"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," he said. "We resolve to continue to work together in securing justice for Javits."
The boy's father, Thomas Frimpong, described his son as a quiet teen who spent much of his time on his cellphone. He told reporters that several days before the shooting, he learned that his son was being bullied at school.
"It was the principal who told me," he said. "He said two guys are disturbing my son so he has suspended the two guys. My son is at school. He's innocent, so I call him. I talk with my son, he said 'Dad, I'm OK.'"
According to a statement issued by Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), Javits Frimpong had moved to the Bronx from Ghana a year ago to live with his father and start a new life.
Torres said his borough is mourning the teen's death and urged anyone with information about the shooting to contact the New York Police Department's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
"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. My heart is with him and with everyone in Claremont grieving today," he said.
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