US President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was shot dead in New York City, following an intervention by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The decision will allow the grieving mother to travel from Ghana to the United States to bury her son, Javits Frimpong, who was fatally shot in the Bronx on Thursday, October 29.

Mamdani announced the development on X after speaking directly with Trump, saying he had asked the president to help secure emergency travel permission for the boy’s mother.

“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,” Mamdani wrote.

Frimpong had moved from Ghana to New York about a year ago to live with his father. He was a student at DreamYard Prep and was walking to school at around 9.24am on Thursday when he was attacked.

According to reports, three masked suspects dressed in black tracksuits chased the teenager before shooting him once in the stomach near East 171st Street and Crotona Place.

He collapsed near a local hospital and later died from his injuries, triggering grief among residents and a police manhunt for the attackers.

The teenager’s death has also raised questions about bullying at his school. School officials and his father said Frimpong had recently experienced bullying, with two students reportedly suspended days before the shooting.

However, authorities have not established whether the reported bullying was connected to the fatal attack.

The killing has drawn attention from community leaders, immigrant advocacy groups and celebrities, who have expressed condolences and called for justice.

Among those who reacted were comedian Michael Blackson and rapper Cardi B, who shared messages following news of the teenager’s death.

Police are continuing to investigate the shooting and search for the suspects.