Baby in pushchair shot dead in Brooklyn, New York

[Mikal]

Antiq Hennis, one, was shot in the face as gunfire rang out in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn at 19:20 on Sunday evening (23:20 GMT).

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the target had been the boy's father.

The boy's parents went with him to hospital where he was declared dead from a gunshot wound to the left side of his face.

Witness Gina Gamboa, 23, told the New York Post: "I heard three to four shots.

"I saw a man with a stroller screaming: 'My baby got shot! My baby got shot!' He was going crazy."

A flyer bearing an image of Antiq Hennis outside apartments in Brownsville, Brooklyn
The gunfire left four bullet casings on the corner and bullet holes in the pushchair, Commissioner Kelly told reporters on Monday.

"We have some leads, and those leads are being aggressively followed," he said.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the killing was "a tragedy for his family, for this community, for the entire city".

City Councilman Charles Barron told the New York Daily News: "The child didn't even get a chance to start his life, and now it's over."

It is not the first time this year that a baby in a pushchair has been shot dead in the US.

On Friday, an 18-year-old man in the state of Georgia was convicted of murdering 13-month-old Antonio Santiago after the child's mother refused to hand over her purse.

New York's Brooklyn area has gentrified in recent years, becoming a cultural heartland of "cool", as Manhattan's high living costs drove hip, young trendsetters across the East River.

But the borough's eastern Brownsville district, home to some of the highest concentration of public housing in the US, has a reputation as one of the city's most dangerous neighbourhoods.

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[[WS]Jacob]

Not even begun his life...

[Ehks]

For whatever reason.. Who the hell will harm an innocent baby... That's sick.

[AK47]

'merica.

[clancker]

This is when you give guns to people that are total idiots

[Mikal]

For whatever reason.. Who the hell will harm an innocent baby... That's sick.

Probably wasn't intended to hit the baby, but still did, some jack ass..

'merica.

Aha.

This is when you give guns to people that are total idiots

No no, thats what happens when a WHOLE FREAKING COUNTRY (Well union in the USA's case) is allowed to get hold of guns like a pint of milk from the corner shop.

[TiMoN]

What kind of a filthy human being would murder a child that isn't even capable of walking. Some people does not even the title of a domestic animal.
May the kid rest in God's hand.

[[SE]Dr_Pepper27]

But how did this happen?? I thought NY has the most restrictive gun control laws in the whole country?????????

 

[Exterminator]

'merica.

Today in the newspaper(India) i read that some guy broke into a family's house, stole the baby and threw him into the chulha(A kind of a stove).
Turns out, he was the mother's dad. Didnt approve of the marriage..

PS: He got away with it too...

[EliteTerm]

Today in the newspaper(India) i read that some guy broke into a family's house, stole the baby and threw him into the chulha(A kind of a stove).
Turns out, he was the mother's dad. Didnt approve of the marriage..

PS: He got away with it too...

...'dia?


Seriously, this whole 'murica stereotype should stop every time something tragic happens. What about the hatchet guys in the UK, or the Cumbria shootings, or the Norwegian extremist? Should we stereotype stuffs that happens over there as well?


It's all fun and games until something tragic happens, and that is when we stop and think about it.... not make fun of it.

[Ron271]

What about the hatchet guys in the UK, or the Cumbria shootings, or the Norwegian extremist? Should we stereotype stuffs that happens over there as well?

[Hamza.]

That's tragic, really.

[eymas]

That's tragic, really.

& Pathetic.

[Aca]

Seriously, this whole 'murica stereotype should stop every time something tragic happens.

No. It's the truth.

'merica.

[Ratko Gavrilovic]

Seriously, this whole 'murica stereotype should stop every time something tragic happens. What about the hatchet guys in the UK, or the Cumbria shootings, or the Norwegian extremist? Should we stereotype stuffs that happens over there as well?


It's all fun and games until something tragic happens, and that is when we stop and think about it.... not make fun of it.

The stereotype will go on as long as guns are so easy to come by. (Probably will never end).
You mentioned shootings like Norway. Guns are not easy to get in Norway. He prepared the attack intensely. Also are you seriously comparing hatchets to automatic assault rifles, pistols and so on? lol.