Overview
- Police say the boy was found shot in the abdomen on a Bronx sidewalk while walking to school and later died at a hospital.
- The victim’s father says the teen arrived from Ghana about a year ago and had reported repeated bullying at his school; two students were recently suspended over harassment.
- No one is in custody and authorities are using surveillance footage and witness accounts as U.S. outlets report a search for three teenage suspects.
- New York’s mayor called the death a murder, the Ghanaian government demanded a thorough probe, and the U.S. president agreed to expedite a visa so the boy’s mother can travel.
- The case is likely to drive closer scrutiny of school safety and anti-bullying responses and will keep attention on the police investigation and any consular follow-up.