17-Year-Old Taken Into Custody In Killing Of Javits Frimpong. Mother And Family Meeting Rev. Sharpton And Attorney Ben Crump

New York, NY (November 11, 2026) – The family of Javits Frimpong will be at the National Action Network’s House of Justice in Harlem today to react to the news that a 17-year-old was taken into custody in the shooting death of the 15-year-old. Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), and Attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family, will join them. The press conference began at 12:00 PM. A 17-year-old was taken into custody in the shooting death of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong. He was picked up for questioning by detectives on Wednesday morning and taken to the 42nd Precinct. No charges were immediately filed. More teens are being sought, and detectives are not yet clear on the 17-year-old’s role. Investigators have been looking for three teens who fled the area. Javits Frimpong, 15, a tenth-grade student at The DreamYard Preparatory School in the Bronx, was shot on his way to school on the morning of Thursday, October 29th.

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