Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was arrested in Pennsylvania after allegedly driving a moped during a Brooklyn drive-by shooting that claimed the life of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson and wounded her brother—collateral victims in what police say was an attempt on their father’s life. Tasked with crossing state lines to snag Rodriguez, NYPD and US Marshals presumably skipped the scenic route, as did justice, for once.
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The NYPD charged Amuri Greene, 21, with murder after a stray bullet killed seven-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when two suspects opened fire from a moped—one crash and botched getaway later, Greene himself was hospitalized. Matthew Rodriguez, the 18-year-old alleged driver, was tracked down in Pennsylvania. Police suspect gang ties, but even Big Apple crime rarely keeps its aim quite this off-target.
New York police arrested Matthew Rodríguez, 18, in Pennsylvania as the alleged getaway driver in the Brooklyn shooting that killed seven-month-old Kaori Patterson Moore and wounded her brother while their parents strolled them through East Williamsburg—collateral in what appears to be a gang feud; with both suspects apprehended and assorted affiliations under review, we’re reminded that even in America’s safest big city, stray bullets have a curious sense of timing.
New York police captured 18-year-old Matthew Rodriguez in Pennsylvania two days after the fatal shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where two suspects on a moped opened fire, killing the infant and stunning the city. The alleged shooter, Amuri Greene, 21, was already charged from his hospital bed; Rodriguez faces extradition, proving that even getaway vehicles have opinions on justice.
New York police have arrested Matthew Rodriguez in Pennsylvania, naming him the second suspect in last week’s Brooklyn stroller shooting that killed 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore and shocked Williamsburg. The alleged gunman, Amuri Greene, already faces murder charges after a botched scooter getaway; the victim, not the intended target, underscores how even the most basic urban stroll can now require an excess of situational awareness.