Police Offer $10K For Info On Bed-Stuy Moms' Killers

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Police are offering a $10,000 reward to anyone who can shed light on the deaths of two young moms who were fatally shot in a Bed-Stuy courtyard last week.

Chynna Battle, 21, and Shaqwanda Staley, 29, were killed when two people shot into a crowd of people outside the Stuyvesant Gardens Houses at 740 Gates Ave. around 9:30 p.m. on July 12, police said.

Police believe the killers may have been retaliating after a previous shooting in May, which would mean Battle and Staley were not their intended targets, said NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce on Monday.

The Crime Stoppers unit will offer a $2,500 reward for information that results in an indictment and the NYPD will add $7,500 for a resultant conviction, police said.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.

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