The mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy, Javits Frimpong, who was fatally shot in the Bronx, New York, has travelled to the United States after President Donald Trump approved an emergency visa for her.

Doris Adu Gyamfi said she was travelling to America to make arrangements for her son’s funeral and seek justice over his killing.

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Speaking with the BBC at the airport on Wednesday before her departure, Gyamfi said, “I want justice for my son.”

She disclosed that Frimpong had always dreamt of becoming a medical doctor before his life was cut short in the shooting.

The teenager, who had been in the United States for only a year, was reportedly chased and shot on Thursday morning while walking to school in the Bronx.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police have yet to make any arrests, while investigations are ongoing. Authorities are searching for three teenage boys suspected of involvement in the killing.

Gyamfi, who was escorted to the airport by relatives and the Head of Mission of the African Diaspora Forum, Dr Erieka Bennett, said her immediate priority was to arrange her son’s burial.

“I’m going to America to plan my son’s funeral,” she said.

She also expressed appreciation to the Ghanaian government and well-wishers for their support, prayers and assistance following the tragedy.

The emergency visa was approved after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani contacted Trump over the mother’s inability to travel to the United States to mourn her son in person.

In a social media post on Saturday, Mamdani disclosed that Trump had agreed to approve the visa immediately.

“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should endure, let alone from thousands of miles away,” he said.

“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,” Mamdani added.

He described the killing as a tragedy being mourned across New York City.

Meanwhile, the Ghanaian government has condemned the teenager’s death and expressed concern over the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

The government said it was monitoring the investigation and had urged US authorities to conduct a thorough probe to ensure that those responsible were brought to justice.

It also pledged to provide the necessary legal and consular assistance to the bereaved family.

The killing has sparked outrage in Ghana and the United States, with concerns raised over gun violence and the safety of young people, particularly Ghanaian children sent abroad for education.

Police are continuing their search for the three teenage suspects and are reportedly relying on surveillance footage captured around the scene of the shooting.