Overview
- Amuri Greene, 21, who is accused of firing from the back of a moped, was arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and related charges.
- Matthew Rodriguez, 18, the alleged driver, pleaded not guilty Tuesday and is being held without bail after prosecutors said he acted with Greene in the daytime attack.
- Prosecutors said Rodriguez picked up the handgun after a crash and handed it back to Greene, a detail they described as part of the pair’s effort to flee.
- The April 1 shooting at Humboldt and Moore streets killed 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller and grazed her 2-year-old brother before the suspects crashed their moped; Greene was injured and Rodriguez fled to Pennsylvania, where he was arrested and extradited.
- Investigators say the gunman admitted he meant to hit someone else, and while law-enforcement sources have pointed to a possible drill-rap or gang dispute tied to the father’s associations, prosecutors have not confirmed a motive as the community mourns and calls for action.