A 15-year-old boy, identified as Javits Frimpong, has been shot dead while heading to school near Crotona Park in the Bronx, New York, on Thursday morning, with police searching for three teenage boys in connection with the killing.

According to authorities, Javits was shot in the stomach at about 9:30 am.

He reportedly managed to run about a block before collapsing and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Surveillance footage showed a suspect fleeing the scene in a black hoodie, black sweatpants and a face mask.