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15-year-old boy fatally shot while walking to school in the Bronx

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot in the stomach as he walked to school in the Bronx on Thursday morning, near East 171st Street and Third Avenue in Claremont. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and died there. The boy, Javits Frimpong, had moved from Ghana to New York about a year earlier. Police have made no arrests and are looking for three teenagers seen fleeing the scene. The boy’s father, Thomas Frimpong, says he believes bullying at school may be connected to the shooting.

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Police said a 15-year-old boy was shot in the stomach as he walked to school in the Bronx on Thursday morning.
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TheGrio, The Guardian
Right
New York Post
The boy was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and died there, police said.
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TheGrio, The Guardian
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New York Post
No arrests have been made, and police are searching for three teenagers who fled the scene.
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TheGrio, The Guardian
Right
New York Post
The boy’s father says he believes bullying at school may be connected to the shooting; police have not confirmed a link.
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TheGrio, The Guardian
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New York Post

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Every side reports that a 15-year-old boy was fatally shot on his way to school in the Bronx on Thursday. The right side, here one outlet, stresses a broad-daylight attack and video of the boy fleeing, while the left leads with his move from Ghana and his father’s bullying account.

the left
2 outlets
Left-side headlines foreground the victim’s move from Ghana and his father’s account of school bullying, and the Guardian frames the attack as a chase.
15-year-old Bronx student fatally shot on way to school, father believes bullying may be connected
TheGrioLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
No coverage yet
No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
the right
1 outlet
All right-side coverage here is New York Post, whose headlines open on the shooting as a broad-daylight attack by apparent teen gunmen and, later, on video of the boy running for his life.
Boy, 15, shot dead by apparent teen gunmen on way to school in NYC attack
New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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Harrowing

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Harrowing video shows a 15-year-old Bronx boy running for his life before he collapsed and…
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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

the victim’s move from Ghana
father’s bullying account
a chase on the way to school

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The GuardianLeft
Teen boy from Ghana chased and fatally shot on way to school in New York City
Javits Frimpong, 15, was being bullied at school before he was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, his father says A teenage boy from Ghana was chased down and fatally shot Thursday morning on his way to school in the Bronx. …
2 hr agoRead at The Guardian (opens in a new tab)
TheGrioLeft
15-year-old Bronx student fatally shot on way to school, father believes bullying may be connected
Javits Frimpong moved to New York from Ghana just a year ago in search of a better life. His father
23 hr agoRead at TheGrio (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

apparent teen gunmen
broad-daylight attack
video of the boy running

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New York PostRight
Video shows Bronx teen running for life before deadly shooting his dad believes is linked to school bullying
Video captured 15-year-old Javits Frimpong running from an attacker before he was fatally shot while walking to his Bronx school.
10 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
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- Boy, 15, shot dead by apparent teen gunmen on way to school in NYC attack

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Who reported it when

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Left
8 hr 27 min later
Its first report, Oct 29, 9:26 PM EDT
Center
No report yet
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Right
First to report
New York Post, Oct 29, 12:59 PM EDT

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New York PostRightOct 29, 12:59 PM EDT
TheGrioLeftOct 29, 9:26 PM EDT
The GuardianLeftOct 30, 6:43 PM EDT

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15-year-old boy fatally shot while walking to school in the Bronx

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From the left

Teen boy from Ghana chased and fatally shot on way to school in New York City

15-year-old Bronx student fatally shot on way to school, father believes bullying may be connected

From the center

From the right

Video shows Bronx teen running for life before deadly shooting his dad believes is linked to school bullying

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