A 15-year-old Ghanaian boy has died after being shot in the Claremont section of the Bronx on Thursday morning.
Police responded to reports of a shooting near East 171 Street and Crotona Place just before 9:30 a.m. Officers found Javits Frimpong with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was initially reported to be in stable condition before being pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made. According to police sources, officers are searching for three males, believed to be teenagers, in connection with the incident. The suspects were last seen travelling south on Fulton Avenue towards Crotona Park, wearing black clothing and blue surgical masks.
There is no immediate information on a motive for the shooting.
