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NYPD Identifies Alleged Shooter in Brooklyn Baby’s Killing as Manhunt Targets Driver

The case underscores how suspected gang gunfire can cut into ordinary moments for families.

Overview

  • Seven-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore was fatally struck by a stray bullet Wednesday at Humboldt and Moore in East Williamsburg, police said.
  • Two men on a moped opened fire and fled, then crashed into an oncoming car minutes later, and the injured passenger now identified as 21-year-old Amuri Greene will be charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder.
  • The moped driver remains at large as a citywide manhunt deploys suspect images to officers’ phones and bloodhounds to track his route.
  • Detectives traced the suspects using surveillance footage and evidence from the moped crash, and they recovered two shell casings but not the firearm.
  • Officials say the shooting appears gang-related and the baby was not the target, and community leaders announced a $5,000 reward for tips as grief spread through the neighborhood.