A seven-month-old Black girl named Kaori Patterson-Moore was fatally struck by a stray bullet in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on the afternoon of April 1, 2026. Kaori was in her stroller being pushed by her mother near Humboldt and Moore streets when gunfire erupted; a bullet struck her in the head. Her father took her to a nearby hospital, but she did not survive. Investigators say the shooting was gang-related and the intended target was someone else. Kaori’s two-year-old brother was grazed by a bullet during the incident.

In the days after the shooting, two suspects were identified and arrested. Amuri Greene, 21, is alleged to have been the gunman who fired from the back of a moped; the moped’s driver was identified as 18-year-old Matthew Rodriguez. The pair reportedly crashed the moped while fleeing and were later taken into custody, with Greene apprehended after seeking medical treatment for crash injuries and Rodriguez arrested in Pennsylvania. A grand jury has returned an indictment charging both men with multiple counts including second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault, and weapons possession; both have pleaded not guilty.

Does anyone in East Williamsburg have information about the shooting or saw the moped before the crash?