On the morning of September 2, 2019, around 3 a.m., a J’ouvert celebration and cookout on Newkirk Avenue in Flatbush turned deadly when gunfire broke out. Wanda Rodriguez, 50, was struck in the chest and died at the scene a short distance from her home. Neighbors remembered her as a caring woman who often looked after local children.

The same burst of violence left her 45-year-old brother, Felix Avila, critically wounded by multiple gunshot wounds; a 27-year-old man was also stabbed in the chest. Both were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Despite the public setting and numerous witnesses, no arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

What details from that night or about Wanda’s life might help move this investigation forward for her family and the community?