The suspect arrested by the New York police over the fatal shooting of Javits Frimpong on Thursday, October 29 at the Bronx will be arraigned before court today, Thursday, November 12.
Identified as Thierno Jalloh, the 17-year-old suspect was picked up by the Violent Crimes Taskforce of the New York Police Department as the prime suspect.
He is expected to be arraigned at 1:pm.
There have been calls for justice for the murder of the 15-year-old, who met his untimely death in the hands of hooded attackers whole on his way to school.
According to his father, he had complained to his class teacher about being bullied at DreamYard Preparatory School, where he was studying to fulfil his dreams to become a medical doctor.
“He said, any time I’m going to lunch, especially one of them, always bullies me. I said, why? Why don’t you hear that? He said, he always reports them,” father, Thomas, had told reporters.
The Ghanaian commmunity has planned a procession at the court in solidarity with the family as call for justice heightens.
The suspect has been charged with intentional murder, manslaughter, second degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.