Infant Killed by Stray Bullet in Brooklyn Shooting

A 7-month-old girl was fatally shot in her stroller by a stray bullet during a gang-related shooting on a Brooklyn sidewalk Wednesday afternoon, authorities said, marking a tragic unintended casualty in a targeted attack on a group of people.

The incident occurred around 12:50 p.m. near the intersection of Humboldt and Moore streets in the East Williamsburg neighborhood, within the 90th Precinct. According to police, two men on a moped approached a street corner where several adults and children were gathered. The passenger on the back of the vehicle fired at least two shots before the pair sped away. The infant, who was being pushed by her mother, was struck in the head and body. No other injuries were reported from the gunfire.

The mother, hearing the shots, rushed into a nearby bodega for cover and soon discovered her daughter bleeding, sources close to the investigation said. Emergency medical services transported the child to Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead shortly before 2 p.m. Witnesses described a scene of chaos, with one saying, "There was so many people trying to help. It happened so fast, like a movie." Another recounted hearing screams of...