NEW YORK (WABC)– A 17-year-old has been arrested on murder charges in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong.
He was arrested at his home in the Bronx on Wednesday morning and taken to the 42nd Precinct.
New York police have not identified the suspect because of his age, but he faces murder, manslaughter and other gun-related charges.
Authorities were initially looking for three teenagers in connection with the crime and have not ruled out further arrests.
The arrest came hours before lawyers for the 15-year-old’s family held a news conference in Harlem. The teen’s family has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them while the investigation continues.
“We plan to attend the hearing later today with his family so they can see the man who killed their son,” Crump said.
Frimpong was shot in the stomach on his way to school on the morning of October 29.
Investigators were searching for three teenagers who fled the area wearing black tracksuits and blue surgical masks. The suspects recovered the shell casings after the shooting, demonstrating a level of criminal sophistication, officials said.
The suspects fled into the Freeman St subway station, jumped the turnstile and boarded a No. 5 subway train bound for Manhattan.
Frimpong dropped his bag during the chase and shooting, a passerby picked it up and fled with him separately. It contained nothing of value.
Frimpong’s killing attracted attention in the community, where concerns about youth violence and intimidation intensified following the shooting.
Frimpong’s funeral is scheduled for Friday, November 20.
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