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Suspected drug dealer involved in shooting that injured baby appears in court

Fortunately, the baby survived.

Caithlin Pena

Jul 17, 2026, 12:48 PM

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The suspected drug dealer involved in a shooting that injured a baby girl in 2022 is appearing in court.

Police say that Samuel Bautista and another suspect, Ahmed Altorei, were drug dealers involved in a shootout with a rival group on the Grand Concourse and East 198th St. One of the bullets hit an 11-month-old baby in the face while she was sitting in a car with her mother. Fortunately, the baby survived.

Bautista is facing several charges including narcotics conspiracy and using or carrying a firearm during and in relations to a drug trafficking crime.

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