A New York City teenager who was severely bullied for months allegedly died at the hands of the tormentors after moving to the US just a year ago.
uncertain
who → bully → US
Javits Frimpong, 15, was shot in the abdomen on Crotona Place in the Bronx near East 171st Street at about 9.25 am as he tried to escape a group of bullies.
asserted
he → shoot → bullies
The teen, who migrated from Ghana just a year ago, was heading to his school, DreamYard Preparatory School, on Thursday morning when he was killed.
asserted
he → migrate → morning
Three boys who wore black getups, including ski masks, gunned the teen down in broad daylight, then fled the scene.
Moments later, Javits was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
asserted
he → wear → Hospital
Surveillance video captured the horrific moments as Javits bolted from the masked assailants before being shot.
asserted
Javits → capture → assailants
Thomas Frimpong, 60, shared with reporters that his son had moved to the United States exactly one year prior to his tragic death.
asserted
son → share → death
Thomas said his last moments with the teenager were Thursday morning, when he woke Javits up to head to school before leaving for work as a yellow cab driver.
asserted
he → say → driver
Javits Frimpong, 15, was shot in the abdomen on Crotona Place near East 171st Street at about 9:25 a.m. as he tried to escape a group of bullies
The teen was heading to his school, DreamYard Preparatory School, on Thursday morning when three boys who wore a black getup, including ski masks, gunned the teen down in broad daylight, then fled the scene
Moments later, Javits was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead
A teenager who was severely bullied for months allegedly died at the hands of the bullies after moving to the US just a year ago
Thomas shared that the school principal called him three days earlier to report that two students were 'disturbing' his son, which subsequently led to their suspension.
When reporters asked, 'How are you feeling?'
uncertain
you → shoot → suspension
Thomas responded completely flabbergasted, saying: 'It's not easy, ma'am.'
asserted
It → respond → ?
'He's quiet; he dont talk, always on his phone...
asserted
he → talk → phone
he dont come to the hallway he just sit in my my bedroom on his phone he dont talk,' Thomas said to reporters when describing his son.
asserted
Thomas → come → son
The father described a time Javits complained about the bullying he endured, saying: 'he said any time I'm going to lunch, that one, especially one of them, always bullies him.'
Thomas told reporters that his son reported the students on multiple occasions.
When asked what he would tell the shooters, Thomas said: 'to give themselves to the police.'
'I don't think they are going to go free for killing an innocent child,' he said.
asserted
he → describe → child
According to the Daily News, witnesses at a homeless shelter across the street said they ran outside with the facility's manager after hearing a gunshot.
uncertain
they → accord → gunshot
They said they found the 15-year-old lying on his side and bleeding heavily in the street.
asserted
old → say → street
Surveillance video captured the horrific moments as Javits bolted from the masked assailants before being shot
In a GoFundMe account created by Javits' cousin, Tracy Boampong, she wrote: 'October 28 marked exactly one year since Javits came to the United States from Ghana, full of hope for a brighter future and a better education.'
asserted
Javits → capture → future
Thomas told reporters that the boy's mom resides in Ghana, where he had to call her to break the heart-wrenching news.
asserted
he → tell → news
A 59-year-old shelter resident, who asked to remain anonymous, told the Daily News he saw hooded, masked individuals waiting in the park before hearing a shot and watching the fleeing teen collapse.
asserted
teen → ask → shot
A resident recalled the shelter manager asking the boy if he was shot, to which he weakly replied that he didn't know.
asserted
he → recall → which
As blood spread across his white shirt, the resident said the manager pressed down on his wound while the teen struggled to remain conscious.
asserted
teen → spread → wound
Describing his son as remarkably smart, saying, 'Even I don’t understand how my son is very clever like that,' Thomas said the teen earned stellar grades in Ghana and was determined to pursue a career in medicine.
asserted
teen → describe → medicine
Thomas told reporters that the boy's mom resides in Ghana, where he had to call her to break the heart-wrenching news.
asserted
he → tell → news
In a GoFundMe account created by Javits' cousin, Tracy Boampong, she wrote: 'October 28 marked exactly one year since Javits came to the United States from Ghana, full of hope for a brighter future and a better education.'
asserted
Javits → create → future
She shared that Javits lived with his father, as he worked 'tirelessly to support him,' saying: 'Just one day after reaching that milestone, Javits’s young life was suddenly and senselessly taken from him.'
asserted
life → share → him
Neighbors gathered in the Bronx last night for a candlelight vigil in support of Javits.
asserted
Neighbors → gather → Javits
The Daily Mail reached out to school officials and the NYPD for comment on the matter.
asserted
Mail → reach → matter
The Aporia
