A 7-month-old girl was shot and killed in Williamsburg, possibly with a stray bullet, on Wednesday afternoon.
Sources close to the investigation said the incident happened just before 1:25 p.m. on April 1 near 108 Moore St., near the border of East Williamsburg and Bushwick.
The infant was being pushed in a stroller by her mother when shots rang out, the sources said. Upon hearing the shots, the mother and baby sought refuge at a nearby bodega.
Seconds later, the mother discovered that her child had been bleeding from the head from an apparent gunshot wound.
“I was in the hospital when the father brought the baby in,” one woman said. “The dad brought the baby in. The dad was screaming, ‘Save my baby!’ And the mother was screaming at the top of her lungs.”
The infant was rushed to nearby Woodhull Hospital; despite all efforts, she could not be saved, sources said.
A massive police investigation is now underway at the crime scene. Police are currently questioning a person of interest in connection with the incident.
“There was so many people trying to help. It was chaotic. It’s like a movie happened so fast, you know, and it’s just, it’s crazy,” said another eyewitness, Vincent Valcassel. “When I heard that shot, I just ducked down, and I didn’t want to look. I didn’t want to look. I heard people screaming, ‘baby, baby, baby, the baby. Shot the baby. Shot the baby.’”
Sources said two suspects were seen fleeing the scene riding a moped traveling along Humboldt Street, confirming an ABC7 report. One individual was spotted firing shots from the back of the moped as another person operated the vehicle. The moped was found ditched several blocks away.
So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing probe.
“My heart is heavy today after a baby’s life was stolen by this senseless act of gun violence in Brooklyn. I’m praying for this child’s family and loved ones. May they rest in peace. We must keep working to end gun violence,” New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote on X.
The 90th Precinct had reported just two shootings year-to-date through March 29. There had been no homicides up to that point this year.
This story was first published on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site amNewYork.
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