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Harlem Shooting Leaves Girl Injured, Family Seeks Escape

2/11/2026

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In Harlem, a stray bullet struck Fatou Keita, then 7, a Harlem resident, during a 2024 gang-related shooting, causing ongoing family trauma.
Daniel Idowu, 21, received eight-and-a-half years in prison under a plea deal for mistakenly shooting Fatou while targeting a rival gang member, despite prosecutors seeking a longer sentence.
Fatou spent a month in the hospital and her family hopes to relocate to escape the trauma.

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Story summary

In Harlem, a stray bullet struck Fatou Keita, then 7, a Harlem resident, during a 2024 gang-related shooting, causing ongoing family trauma.
Daniel Idowu, 21, received eight-and-a-half years in prison under a plea deal for mistakenly shooting Fatou while targeting a rival gang member, despite prosecutors seeking a longer sentence.
Fatou spent a month in the hospital and her family hopes to relocate to escape the trauma.