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Both Suspects Arrested in Brooklyn Baby’s Killing as Community Holds Vigils

Police say the daytime gunfire was likely gang-related, with the infant struck by a stray shot.

Overview

  • The fatal shooting, which happened Wednesday in Williamsburg, left 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore dead after a bullet hit her stroller during a drive-by attack.
  • Amuri Greene, 21, pleaded not guilty at a Friday arraignment and is being held without bail on murder and related charges, while 18-year-old Matthew Rodriguez was arrested in Pennsylvania by NYPD detectives working with a U.S. Marshals task force and faces pending charges with extradition unresolved.
  • Surveillance video shows two suspects crashing their moped during the getaway and scrambling to recover items, and investigators say they recovered two shell casings but not the firearm.
  • Detectives are probing a possible gang motive and say the child was not the intended target as they examine whether the baby’s father may have been the person the shooter aimed for.
  • Clergy and neighbors held a noon vigil Saturday at Humboldt and Moore Streets to mourn the infant, with a second gathering planned for the afternoon near the family’s home.