Ghanaian Gospel Minister MOG Music Pays Respects to Javits Frimpong

Award-winning Ghanaian Gospel Minister, MOG Music, recently visited the memorial site of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old Ghanaian student who was fatally shot in New York. The memorial site, located at the spot where Javits Frimpong died, features candles, flowers, tributes, and his portrait. MOG Music was seen praying on his knees at the site, showing respect for the young victim. The memorial site was created to allow mourners to pay their respects and to prevent people from walking over the area.

Javits Frimpong, also known as Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, was shot in the abdomen on October 29, 2026, near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont neighbourhood of the Bronx. He was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), Frimpong was a 10th-grade student at Dream Yard Preparatory School and had relocated to the United States about a year ago to join his father, Thomas Frimpong, 60.

The NYPD has identified three teenagers, believed to be aged between 16 and 18, as suspects in the case. Surveillance footage showed Frimpong being chased before he collapsed. The suspects were seen fleeing the scene in black clothing and surgical masks. No arrests had been made as of November 2, and the police are investigating multiple motives, including bullying, robbery, and mistaken identity.

According to Thomas Frimpong, his son had complained about being bullied at school, and two students had been suspended three days before the shooting. However, the police have not yet established a link between the alleged bullying and the killing. MOG Music, in a post on Instagram, expressed his condolences to the family of Javits Frimpong, writing that he went to New York to pay his respects to the young Santa who passed away.

Javits Frimpong was a former student of Adisadel College in Cape Coast before relocating to the United States. His death has sparked an outpouring of tributes and condolences from the community. The memorial site has become a place for people to pay their respects and leave tributes to the young victim.

The police investigation is ongoing, with authorities urging anyone with information to come forward. The case has raised concerns about bullying and gun violence in schools. MOG Music's visit to the memorial site has been seen as a gesture of solidarity and support for the family of Javits Frimpong.

The incident has also sparked a conversation about the safety of students in schools and the need for increased measures to prevent bullying and violence. As the investigation continues, the community remains in shock and grief over the tragic loss of Javits Frimpong.

Key points

• MOG Music pays respects to Javits Frimpong at memorial site
• Javits Frimpong was fatally shot in New York on October 29, 2026
• Police investigate multiple motives, including bullying and mistaken identity