A manhunt was underway Monday for the man who fatally shot a 16-month-old boy in his stroller on a Brooklyn street Sunday night, authorities said.
Antiq Hennis and his parents were a block from their home in the Brownsville section when witnesses said three or four shots were fired.
Local media, citing law enforcement sources and family members, reported that the child's father was the intended target, but that Antiq was shot in the head.
The child's father was unharmed but distraught after the bullets, a neighbor told the New York Daily News.
"He was screaming 'My baby got shot.' He was going crazy," said Gina Gamboa. "The baby was breathing, but his eyes were closed. It's crazy. They just will start shooting."
The New York Post reported that his father, Anthony Hennis, has a record of more than 20 arrests in New York and Pennsylvania for narcotics, weapons possession and other crimes. The Daily News said detectives believe the shooting was payback for an earlier dispute.
Antiq was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died just before 9 p.m.
