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Seven-Month-Old Killed
Seven-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore was fatally shot while sitting in her stroller.
“The 7-month-old child, identified as Kaori Patterson-Moore, was being pushed in a stroller by her mother when shots rang out”
Two men on a moped fired multiple rounds at a group of people on the sidewalk.
Police characterized Kaori as an unintended victim.
Suspects Identified, One in Custody
The suspected gunman, 21-year-old Amuri Greene, was apprehended after the moped crashed.
Greene was taken into custody in connection with an unrelated domestic violence robbery.
Police are actively searching for the moped driver who fled after the crash.
Mayor Calls for Action
Mayor Mamdani condemned the shooting as a "heinous murder."
“New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the fatal shooting of a 7-month-old baby heinous murder”
The Atlantic Council contextualizes the incident within broader gun violence debates.
Witnesses described the chaotic scene as adults and children scattered for cover.