Community leaders hold vigil after 7-month-old shot in Brooklyn

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Community leaders hold vigil after 7-month-old shot in Brooklyn  Community leaders and activists held a vigil in Brooklyn on Saturday after a 7-month-old girl in a stroller was shot and killed on Wednesday by stray gunfire in a suspected gang-related shooting, top city officials said. Shots were fired in the afternoon on a Brooklyn street where police said there were several adults, two strollers and many children. The baby's mother and father ran into a nearby bodega for cover. Upon looking down into the stroller, they saw their daughter covered in blood, according to an NBC News affiliate. The suspected shooter was in custody, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters. While gun violence and shootings are common in the United States, the New York City Police Department reported in January that 2025 was the city's safest year ever for gun violence in data going back to 1994. The city recorded 688 shooting incidents in 2025, the department said, down 24% from 2024. The vigil was held on the place the girl was shot. Attendees prayed and paid their respect for the victim, taking stuffed animals, flowers and candles.  STRINGR.COM VIA REUTERS  Check out our Streaming Channel: https://streaming.manilatimes.net/  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)  Follow us: Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion  Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews

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00:22And we, as a people, roll up our sleeves to come up with positive solutions.

00:29For what's happening in our city and in our world.

00:46Well, I came out because there's a need for the community to come together and help these kids.

00:54They need two things. They need hope and they need help.

00:57So, we're the ones that have to grab them and let them know we love them, we care about them.

01:02We want to help them. What can we do? And that's the hope.

01:05Now, the help is the resources that they need that has to be provided.

01:10And let them know that it's there for them.

01:13They don't have to turn the gun violence. They don't have to do whatever they need to survive.

01:17Now, we have them. We got them.

01:19That young people can play in these basketball courts.

01:21That laughter can continue to reign.

01:25That laughter can continue to reign.

01:32That laughter can continue to reign.

02:06That laughter can continue to reign.

02:08That laughter can continue to reign.

02:09You

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