Man charged over fatal shooting of baby Kaori Patterson-Moore in pram in New York

A man has been charged with murder after a seven-month-old baby died after being shot while sitting in her pushchair in New York. Amuri Greene, 21, has been charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder after police accused him of fatally shooting Kaori Patterson-Moore on 1 April. Greene appeared in court on Friday where he pleaded not guilty, according to CBS News, the BBC's US partner. Officers believe the baby was the unintended victim of a gang-related shooting. Police said a second suspect, Matthew Rodriguez, 18, had been arrested in connection with the shooting in Pennsylvania and charges were pending. Footage from the incident appears to show two men on a motorcycle riding against the flow of traffic through the Williamsburg neighbourhood of Brooklyn, before a man on the back of the vehicle took out a gun and fired, police said. Officers believe Greene carried out the shooting and was on the back of the scooter, CBS reported. He was thrown from the vehicle following the incident and was taken to hospital for treatment where he was placed in police custody. Greene also pleaded not guilty to charges of five counts of criminal possession of a weapon, two count
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