{"id":185801,"date":"2026-04-04T23:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T23:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:38:37","slug":"vigil-held-for-kaori-patterson-moore-brooklyn-baby-killed-in-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/185801\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigil held for Kaori Patterson-Moore, Brooklyn baby killed in shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tributes continue to pour into East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore lost her life in a senseless shooting Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The community gathered Saturday to rally around the child’s family<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Community gathers in East Williamsburg<\/p>\n

The Saturday afternoon vigil brought out leaders of both faith and elected office. They gathered at the site of the tragedy to pray for the grieving family.<\/p>\n

“There’s no words to take this pain away, but I ask for a heavenly hug for each one of these family members,” said Bishop Maldonado, with the Brooklyn Collective Clergy.<\/p>\n

“I want the family to know that we stand with them,” New York Attorney General Letitia James said.<\/p>\n

“This should have never happened. There should have never been no shooting where a baby is being killed,” Kaori Patterson-Moore’s grandmother said.<\/p>\n

The victim’s grandmother called for more intervention programs for troubled youth.<\/p>\n

“They need to have it now. They need to have these programs \u2014 parenting classes, everything, things to teach these kids,” she said.<\/p>\n

The father of the victim wrote a letter that was read at the vigil. He described the loss as an “unbearable pain” and called Kaori one of his “greatest achievements in life.”<\/p>\n

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Kaori Patterson-Moore<\/p>\n

1st suspect arraigned, 2nd in custody<\/p>\n

Police said the child was being pushed in a stroller when she was struck by a bullet outside a deli at Humboldt and Moore streets Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

After hearing the shots, the victim’s family<\/a> ran into the deli, where they realized Kaori was bleeding. The child’s father then rushed the baby to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

Two suspects fled the scene on a moped, but they crashed into a car two blocks away and were thrown to the pavement, police said.<\/p>\n

The suspected gunman<\/a>, identified as 21-year-old Amuri Greene, was then taken to Brooklyn Hospital, where he was placed in police custody and arrested.<\/p>\n

Greene was arraigned Friday night and pleaded not guilty to all charges, including murder and attempted murder.<\/p>\n

Also on Friday, the second suspect was taken into custody in Pennsylvania by NYPD detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force. He has not yet been charged.<\/p>\n

“These two individuals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. No excuses, not now, not ever,” James said at Saturday’s vigil.<\/p>\n

Police believe the shooting was gang-motivated, and Kaori was not the intended target. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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