Friend: Bronx teen killed on walk to school had altercation with students two days before

It was just two days ago, Javits Frimpong and his father Thomas were celebrating a year living in the United States after moving from Ghana. But their chase of the American dream ended right here on this sidewalk yesterday morning when police say Javits was shot and killed. 15-year-old Javits Frimpong was still getting used to life in the U.S., still experiencing for the first time. Now friends remember Javits as a harmless kid full of life, his dream becoming a soccer player. He was actually in a soccer tournament, and he would play and have fun. That future was cut short. Javits went to Dream Yard Preparatory on 172nd Street, where his father says he was bullied. His friend, Dalvi Rodriguez, says on Monday, other students were trying to fight him. It was just one altercation with two kids, but it was really nothing serious. Just days later, tragedy struck. Police say Javits was walking to school when he was shot in the stomach by three gunmen near East 171st Street and 3rd Avenue. He did not survive. Tonight, a candlelight vigil to remember the boy whose life was taken too soon. His father, Thomas, heartbroken and speechless. And his mother, back in Ghana. But there was a parent who knows the pain of losing a child all too well. Junior Guzman Feliz's mother. She lost her son in 2018 to gang violence. I'm only here to show support to the family. We need to do something. Police are now looking for three teens believed to be 16 to 18 years old. It's not clear if they were his classmates. You need more from us. Can we focus Governor Hochul on high school kids? And tonight this. This community is forced to mourn through this vigil, a young life full of promise, hoping that someone will be held accountable for taking it. We're in the Claremont neighborhood of the Bronx tonight. Mike LaMorte, News 12.