Twenty-four-year-old Ghanaian man Joseph Owusu has been found dead at a dumpsite in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday, November 3. The body of the deceased was reportedly discovered among refuse by a scrap collector.

Two weeks ago, Joseph Owusu, who was an organist at the Ghana United Methodist Church in the Bronx, went missing, prompting a search for him. His death has left the Ghanaian community in New York in mourning.

This development comes at a time when another Ghanaian, 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, was shot dead on October 29, 2026, while on his way to school in the Bronx.

According to police reports, the deceased was shot by three teenage boys, ages 16 to 18, before 9:30 a.m. near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont section of the borough.They are said to have worn all-black clothing and blue surgical masks during the operation. What influenced the unfortunate incident is yet to be known; however, the police have launched a manhunt for the three teenage boys. Javits Frimpong had come to the U.S. from Ghana one year ago to join his father.,