On the morning of July 26, 2019, 21-year-old Winnie Mendoza was fatally shot outside her home in southwest Miami‑Dade County. Authorities identified the suspect as her uncle by marriage, 44‑year‑old Stephen Fraser Myers, who was married to Mendoza’s aunt. Police say Myers and Mendoza had been involved in a secret sexual relationship for about two years.

According to reports, Myers followed Mendoza as she drove home that morning. When she exited her vehicle he confronted her with a firearm, demanded to know where she had been the previous night, and after an argument shot her multiple times before fleeing. Myers returned home, confessed to his wife that he had killed her niece, left again, and was later taken into custody. He gave a full confession and was charged with second‑degree murder; he was booked without bond.

Family members described Mendoza as a diligent young woman who worked as a pharmacy assistant and hoped to become a nurse. Does anyone have information about Mendoza’s life, the relationship, or witnessed events that morning?