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Two Charged in Brooklyn Baby’s Killing Face Arraignment

A packed funeral with a eulogy by Rev. Al Sharpton underscored the city’s grief.

Overview

  • Amuri Greene, 21, and Matthew Rodriguez, 18, are set to be arraigned on second-degree murder and related charges in the death of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore.
  • Police say Greene fired from a moped that Rodriguez drove in East Williamsburg, and investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a gang dispute.
  • Kaori was in a stroller with her family when shots rang out, her 2-year-old brother was grazed, and her father brought her to Woodhull Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
  • Detectives say the pair tried to flee after the gunfire, crashed into a car, and Greene was taken into custody at a hospital while Rodriguez was later arrested and extradited to New York.
  • Mourners filled a Brooklyn funeral home for Kaori’s service, as relatives described the mother’s anguish and called for answers from investigators.