Trump intervenes as Ghana demands justice over killing of 15-year-old boy in US

Donald Trump agreed to facilitate a visa for Doris Gyamfi, the Ghanaian mother of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, who was shot dead while walking to school in the Bronx. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the decision after speaking with Trump, but the White House had not confirmed the arrangement and the visa had not been issued by Saturday evening. Frimpong moved from Ghana in October 2025 to join his father and had reportedly complained of bullying at school, though investigators have established no link to the killing; police were seeking three suspects and had announced no arrests or motive. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa called for a thorough investigation and pledged government help with the mother’s travel and visa arrangements, as well as funeral expenses.