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Seven-Month-Old Killed by Stray Bullet in Brooklyn Daylight Shooting

Police say the attack was gang-related.

Overview

  • A shooting in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon killed a seven-month-old in a stroller, who was taken to Woodhull Hospital and pronounced dead about 25 minutes later.
  • Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a group at a Williamsburg/Bushwick intersection, according to police.
  • The riders fled and crashed into another vehicle, leaving one suspect injured and in custody at a hospital while the second remains at large.
  • Investigators are treating the case as linked to a gang dispute as city leaders condemned the killing as a tragedy.
  • The child’s mother said the family first mistook the gunfire for fireworks, in a case that renews concern over bystander shootings as NYPD data show 52 homicides this year, down 29% from the same period in 2025.