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Teenager arrested over killing of Ghanaian boy in New York

Verified: 19 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from the United States.

📍 New York, US·🕐 2h ago·19 outlets

A teenager was arrested Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant on his way to school, New York City police said as the victim’s family, Ghana’s government and civil rights advocates pressed for justice.

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✓ Verified · 19 outlets

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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Africanews· International ↗MyJoyOnline· National ↗

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Injured: 21 outlet: wbrc.com· latest Nov 12, 2:52 AM UTC
19-year-old arrested after shooting injured 2 teens in Bessemer ↗

The story so far · 17 reports · · 7 countries✓ Verified Nov 11, 4:52 PM UTC

1 outlet from the United States, where the story is: UPI · how we count

Nov 11, 3:05 PM UTCFirst report
17-year-old boy arrested over murder of Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong myjoyonline.com ↗
Nov 11, 4:13 PM UTC+1 h
Teen questioned in connection with shooting death of Javits Frimpong: Sources nbcnewyork.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 4:52 PM UTC · +2 h
Nov 11, 4:52 PM UTC+2 h
17-year-old boy arrested in connection with murder of Bronx teen Javits Frimpong nydailynews.com ↗
Nov 12, 5:21 AM UTC+14 h
Police arrest teen for fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong upi.com ↗
Nov 12, 9:46 AM UTC+19 h
Ghana: 17-Year-Old Arrested in Killing of Bronx Teen Javits Frimpong allafrica.com ↗
Nov 12, 11:18 AM UTC+20 h· you’re reading this
Teenager arrested over killing of Ghanaian boy in New Yorkafricanews.com ↗
Nov 12, 1:42 PM UTC+23 h
Family of killed teen Javits Frimpong calls for justice aljazeera.com ↗

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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same arrest in the fatal shooting of the 15-year-old Ghanaian boy in New York, with the suspect's age given as 17 rather than an unspecified teenager, which is compatible with Repo

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