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NYPD Hunts Suspects After Javits Frimpong Shooting in Bronx

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Summary

NYPD is searching for two to three male suspects who shot 15-year-old Javits Frimpong near Crotona Park.
The shooting happened Thursday, October 29, 2026, just before 9:30 a.m. in the Bronx.
Surveillance video shows Frimpong running while a person in black and a masked individual pursued him before gunfire.
Ghana’s foreign affairs minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa condemned the attack and pledged to pursue justice.

Summary

City officials reported a 12% drop in Bronx crime through Sept. 30, despite residents’ experience.
The New York City Department of Education announced counseling and support services for students, families, and staff.
A shelter resident heard the gunshot and applied pressure.
A woman from the shelter called 911.
Witnesses said two boys in black hoodies and masks ambushed the teen and fled toward Crotona Park.

History

In 1982 James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling introduced the broken-windows theory, which NYPD commissioner William Bratton applied in the 1990s. Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s 1994 crackdown cut citywide murders to 1,012, a 27% decline, but scholars later linked the drop to the late-1990s economic boom and other trends. That legacy frames today’s Bronx shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong and calls for community-based interventions.

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In 1982 James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling introduced the broken-windows theory, which NYPD commissioner William Bratton applied in the 1990s. Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s 1994 crackdown cut citywide murders to 1,012, a 27% decline, but scholars later linked the drop to the late-1990s economic boom and other trends. That legacy frames today’s Bronx shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong and calls for community-based interventions.

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