Overview
- Police say two men on a moped opened fire on a Williamsburg corner Wednesday around 1:20 p.m., and a stray round killed 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller.
- The parents ducked into a nearby deli during the gunfire, and the father rushed her to Woodhull Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
- Investigators say the moped crashed into a car two blocks away, and the injured passenger who fits the shooter’s description is in custody on unrelated charges as detectives work to determine his role.
- The driver fled and remains the target of a citywide manhunt, and community clergy announced a $5,000 reward for tips as police urge the public to share information.
- Officials said they suspect a gang dispute and noted that, even as city killings and shootings have fallen this year, moped-style street attacks can leave bystanders at grave risk.