17-Year-Old Taken Into Custody in Frimpong Shooting

A 17-year-old was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx, as police continued searching for other people linked to the killing. Reports differ on whether the teenager had been formally charged, and investigators have not publicly established his specific role.

Detectives took the teenager to the 42nd Precinct for questioning, according to police and law-enforcement accounts. The New York Police Department said he had been charged with murder, while other reports said charges had not been filed or were pending. The reports did not include a charging document or court record resolving that difference.

Frimpong was shot in the stomach on October 29 while walking to school and later died at St. Barnabas Hospital. Police have sought up to three people in connection with the shooting. Investigators said they are looking for others, but the teenager’s role in the case remains unclear.

Police accounts described people fleeing the scene in dark clothing and masks. Reports also said surveillance video showed a person in black pursuing Frimpong. The investigation remains active, and police have asked anyone with...