Crime & Safety
7-Month-Old Baby Shot And Killed On NYC Street, Police Say
It is not known at this time what led up to the shooting.
NEW YORK CITY — A 7-month-old baby was shot and killed on a Brooklyn street Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The incident happened on the corner of Humboldt and Moore streets in Williamsburg around 1:25 p.m.
A woman was pushing the baby in a stroller when gunfire erupted, police said.
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The mother ran inside a nearby bodega to escape the gunfire where she noticed the baby had been shot.
The baby was taken to a local hospital but later succumbed to its injuries and was pronounced dead.
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It is not known at this time what led up to the shooting.
Police are currently looking for two suspects. No arrests have been made.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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