NYC mother of shot baby calls for reforms to bail law, Rikers ahead of Biden’s visit
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The New York City mother of an 11-month-old girl who was struck by a stray bullet in the Bronx last month when she was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight is calling for reforms, telling Fox News Digital, "Safety and right to life, liberty and justice matter."
"These judges shouldn’t feel pressed to release individuals that carry a weapon, they should be pressed to charge them," Gomez said in a message to Fox News Digital. "Who cares if Rikers fills up? Isn’t that what jail is for? To house the criminals." "Color and race don't matter. Our safety and right to life, liberty and justice matter. Let's work on the justice and safety for ALL people." Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon) Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) Wake for slain NYPD Detective Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. (Fox News Digital) Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado) Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon) Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon) Funeral service for slain NYPD Det. Jason Rivera at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan Jan. 28, 2022. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon) Candlelight vigil at the NYPD 32nd precinct Jan. 24, 2022. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) Funeral honors slain NYPD Detective Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. (Fox News Digital) Funeral honors slain NYPD Detective Wilbert Mora at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. (Fox News Digital)
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is still hunting for the person who shot Gomez’s daughter. NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Unit is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the man’s arrest.