Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in a official statement on X, said the following, regarding the tragic Thursday killing of Javits Frimpong in the Bronx: “The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away. Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person. I just got off the phone with President Trump, and he has agreed to grant her visa immediately. All of New York City is mourning this tragedy.”
See the Mayor’s statement here.
The Deputy Mayor for Community Safety Renita Francois attended this morning’s Community Press Rally and spoke on behalf of the Mamdani administration, joining city leaders, local stakeholders, and community organizations in calling for action to prevent senseless gun violence. She expressed condolences to Javits Frimpong’s family and emphasized that the loss of one life is one too many—no family should have to bury a child, and no more children should lose their lives to gun violence. She reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to sustained engagement with young people and continued support for the family and community through the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety and Crisis Management System partners as they begin the long road to healing.
Here is some additional background information on the response from the Mamdani Administration:
- On Saturday, the mayor spoke with Javits’s father to inform him that President Trump had agreed to grant Javits’s mother a visa immediately.
- That came after the mayor on Friday evening called Javits’s family, and spoke with them directly responding to the tragic shooting of Javits Frimpong. He also spoke about the situation on Friday on camera (see video here).
- The Office of Community Safety (OCS) funded and coordinated the deployment of a Crisis Management System (CMS) Mobile Trauma Unit to the neighborhood, providing grief counselors, outreach specialists and other resources to support the community.
- Release the Grip and Guns Down Life Up have been in direct communication with those affected. St. Barnabas Hospital’s violence intervention staff, SOS Bronx have also been in touch to offer support.
- CMS teams from Release the Grip, SOS Bronx and Guns Down Life Up spent Friday afternoon at Javits’s school, providing additional support to students and staff.
- OCS is coordinating with community-based partners to ensure affected people and families receive additional resources and services as needed.
- NYCPS is making counseling and other supports available to students, families and staff, and supporting the NYPD investigation.
