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1-year-old baby among bystanders wounded during daylight shooting on NYC street

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DeTurris, D., & Celona, L. (2026, October 13). 1-year-old baby among bystanders wounded during daylight shooting on NYC street. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/12/us-news/baby-girl-among-bystanders-wounded-during-daylight-shooting-on-nyc-street/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-13 · by David DeTurris, Larry Celona

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In the Bronx on Monday afternoon, a shooting occurred around 4 p.m., injuring two bystanders including a 1-year-old girl. A bullet fragment hit a parked Honda Civic carrying a teenage girl and baby, causing minor injuries to the infant from shattered glass while the man was wounded in his ankle. Surveillance footage showed a person in black pulling out a gun and shooting across the street before fleeing. Witnesses expressed surprise at the timing and location of the incident, noting its danger to civilians.
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Story summary

On Monday afternoon around 4 p.m., two bystanders, including a 1-year-old girl, were wounded during a shooting on Courtlandt Avenue in Melrose, Bronx. A 32-year-old man was hit in the ankle and taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition. The baby and her teenage sister were in a parked 2023 Honda Civic when glass fragments from shattered windows caused minor injuries to the infant. Emergency services responded immediately. Neither victim is believed to be an intended target. Surveillance footage showed a shadowy figure, likely wearing all black, carrying what appeared to be a gun before shooting occurred, and then fleeing the scene.

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📰 Shooting Injures Child NYC
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David DeTurris
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Topics

Bronx Honda Honda Civic Melrose NYPD

Subjects

Honda ORG · 3× Bronx GPE · 2× David Valentin PERSON · 1× Just Moore PERSON · 1× Lincoln Hospital ORG · 1× Melrose GPE · 1× Moore PERSON · 1× NYPD ORG · 1×

Narrative

Dramatic surveillance video obtained from the scene shows the moments before the shooting, as a shadowy figure in all black is seen walking up the block with his hand in their pocket, just in front of the Honda.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13

Claims (20 extracted, 3 hedged)

Two innocent bystanders – including a 1-year-old girl – were wounded during a broad daylight shooting in the Bronx Monday afternoon, police said. asserted
police → include → Bronx
The gunfire erupted in front of 726 Courtlandt Ave. in Melrose around 4 p.m. and struck a 32-year-old man in the ankle, according to the NYPD. uncertain
gunfire → erupt → NYPD
A bullet fragment also struck a parked 2023 Honda Civic, carrying a teenage girl and baby, and shattered the glass of its window, cops said. asserted
cops → strike → window
While the 16-year-old girl was unharmed, the glass fragments hit the 1-year-old girl, causing minor injuries, authorities said. asserted
authorities → hit → injuries
EMS rushed to the scene, taking both victims to Lincoln Hospital, where they are in stable condition. asserted
they → rush → condition
Neither victim is believed to have been the gunman’s intended target, sources said. asserted
sources → believe → ?
Dramatic surveillance video obtained from the scene shows the moments before the shooting, as a shadowy figure in all black is seen walking up the block with his hand in their pocket, just in front of the Honda. asserted
figure → obtain → Honda
The goon then pulls out a gun and appears to be shooting at someone across the street, off-camera, according to the clip. uncertain
goon → pull → clip
It’s unclear if the shooter in the video shatters the Honda’s glass, but he’s seen disappearing into the wind soon after. uncertain
he → ’ → wind
The video’s nail-biting final moments show a man leaving a nearby building to check on the passengers of the Honda Civic, then rushing them inside. asserted
man → bite → them
Neighbor Just Moore said he was walking home from grocery shopping with his 11-month-old when he stumbled upon the scene of the shooting. asserted
he → say → shooting
“It’s stuff like this that’s the reason I don’t wear headphones when I’m out with her,” Moore said. asserted
Moore → ’ → her
“You always have to be aware of something that’s going on.” asserted
that → have → something
The dad wasn’t surprised that a shooting took place in the Bronx, but was surprised it took place in his own neighborhood at that time of day. asserted
it → take → day
“It’s a dangerous situation in a relatively quiet area in a relatively quiet time of the day,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → day
Local David Valentin said he was watching TV when he heard between eight to ten gunshots. asserted
he → say → gunshots
“I said ‘it sounds like a gun, but it’s school time,’” he said, calling the broad daylight shooting “crazy.” “Whatever person did that, they have to find him and get him off the streets. asserted
they → say → streets
Because that’s dangerous,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → ?
Law enforcement sources said the teen and the infant did not know the man who was shot in the ankle. asserted
who → say → ankle
Cops said no arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing. asserted
investigation → say → ?
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