The family of 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong, who was fatally shot in the Bronx, New York, has hired prominent US civil rights lawyer Ben Crump to pursue justice and accountability over his killing.

Crump, known for representing families of victims in high-profile cases involving police violence and civil rights abuses, is expected to represent the family as they seek answers and demand that those responsible for Javits’ death be brought to justice.

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In a Facebook statement on November 7, 2026, the lawyer described Javits as a young boy with his entire future ahead of him, saying he should have been able to walk safely to school without becoming a victim of gun violence.

He also pledged to stand by the family throughout the legal process and ensure that those responsible are held accountable.

“We have been retained to represent the family of Javits Frimpong. Javits was a 15-year-old boy walking to school, something children across this country do every morning. He came here from Ghana a year ago dreaming of becoming a doctor, and he deserved to make that walk safely,” Crump said.

“We will stand with Javits’ family every step of the way until the people responsible are held accountable and his family has the answers they deserve,” he added.

Crump has built a national reputation in the United States as a civil rights and personal injury lawyer, earning the description of a “voice for the voiceless” through his representation of families seeking justice in high-profile cases.

Among his most notable cases was his representation of the family of George Floyd, who died in May 2020 after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck during an arrest. Floyd’s death triggered widespread protests across the United States and renewed calls for accountability over police brutality.

He also represented the family of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police officers during a raid on her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky, in March 2020.

Meanwhile, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has yet to announce any arrests in connection with Javits’ killing.

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Police are searching for three teenage suspects believed to be between 16 and 18 years old. The suspects were reportedly dressed in black joggers and hoodies and wore surgical masks when the shooting occurred.

Javits’ family is now seeking justice for the teenager, who had moved from Ghana to the United States about a year before his death with ambitions of becoming a doctor.



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