Editorial | New York must get tougher on guns in wake of Bronx teen’s senseless murder

Editorial Editorial | New York must get tougher on guns in wake of Bronx teen’s senseless murder amNewYork … Comments Posted on November 12, 2026 Thomas Frimpong (r., with attorney Ben Crump at left) recalled that he had welcomed his son, Javits, to the United States from Ghana on Oct. 29, 2025, and the joy and enthusiasm the teenager felt when starting a new life in the Bronx and the United States. One year later, however, Javits Frimpong’s American dream was permanently ended. Photo by Dean Moses Thomas Frimpong recalled that he had welcomed his son, Javits, to the United States from Ghana on Oct. 29, 2025, and the joy and enthusiasm the teenager felt when starting a new life in the Bronx and the United States. One year later, however, Javits Frimpong’s American dream was permanently ended. He was shot and killed on the streets of the Bronx, the reasons for which remain unknown and under investigation.

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