A 7-month-old baby girl was fatally shot in a Brooklyn bodega in front of her parents on Wednesday afternoon in a heartbreaking tragedy.
A 7-month-old baby was shot and killed in Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn, when gunfire broke out (Image: Family)
Officers retrieved a blood-soaked beanie following the fatal shooting of a 7-month-old baby girl in Brooklyn on Wednesday, April 2, a devastating tragedy that has rattled the surrounding community.
An individual of interest is currently being questioned in police custody, as NYPD and FDNY personnel were spotted swarming Moore and Humboldt streets in East Williamsburg, New York, where the tragedy unfolded shortly before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon.
The heartbreaking shooting occurred just steps away from a local daycare facility. The baby’s mother had been pushing the stroller when gunshots rang out, prompting her to flee into a nearby bodega for safety, reports Daily Express US.
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An eyewitness reported observing the infant in her stroller when the shots were fired, noting that an adult grabbed the child and rushed her to the nearest hospital before emergency services arrived, according to News 12.
The baby was urgently transported to NYC Health + Hospitals in Woodhull but tragically could not be saved.
Surveillance footage from the scene captured an individual with a gun on the back of a moving vehicle (Image: CBS News New York)
One witness recounted the harrowing scenes that unfolded at the hospital upon the father’s arrival with the wounded child. “I was in the hospital when the father brought the baby in,” she told AMNY. “The dad brought the baby in. The dad was screaming, ‘Save my baby!’ And the mother was screaming at the top of her lungs.”
As of yet, no arrests have been made in connection with the case. The shooting fell within the jurisdiction of the NYPD’s 90th Precinct.
Baby shot and killed in drive-by
Law enforcement officials are searching for two suspects who were seen fleeing the area on a black moped traveling down Humboldt Street.
One person was seen firing a weapon from the back of the moped while the operator controlled the vehicle. The moped was later found deserted multiple blocks away from the location.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident a “tragedy” during remarks at a childcare-focused press conference this afternoon.
“It was a tragedy that this baby was shot and killed, and soon after this press conference, I will be joining the police commissioner to brief the media and the public. Our heart breaks for this family,” Mamdani said.