Second Suspect Arrested in Brooklyn Shooting That Killed 7-Month-Old Girl

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in Brooklyn. Matthew Rodriguez was apprehended in Pennsylvania by NYPD detectives working with the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force. Charges against him are pending.

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when two men on a moped approached a group of people near Humboldt and Moore streets in Williamsburg. The passenger, identified as 21-year-old Amuri Greene, allegedly fired into the crowd, striking Kaori, who was in her stroller. Greene was arrested shortly after the shooting and has been charged with murder, attempted murder, and assault. He pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.

After the shooting, the moped crashed into a car two blocks away, throwing both men off the vehicle. Greene was injured and taken into custody, while Rodriguez fled the scene. Authorities have not indicated they are seeking additional suspects.

Kaori's mother, Lianna Charles-Moore, recounted that after hearing what she initially believed were fireworks, she was comforting her startled 2-year-old son—who had been grazed by a bullet—when she saw her baby daughter bleeding. The infant had been shot in the head.

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The investigation is ongoing, and authorities urge anyone with information to contact the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline.