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 said the investigation into the shooting remains ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.
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. …