Julia Anderson was shot dead just before midnight on July 13, 2026, while sitting in her black SUV with pink trim on Murdock Avenue in Wakefield, the Bronx. The shooter fired through the passenger-side window; bullets struck her multiple times in the abdomen, chest, and arm, and one bullet pierced her heart. She was taken to Jacobi Hospital and pronounced dead.

Detectives from the 47th Precinct recovered shell casings and canvassed for surveillance; some witnesses said the shooter may have fled on a moped. Nothing was reported stolen from the vehicle. Julia, a 39-year-old aide at a group home and a native of Jamaican descent, was remembered by family as hardworking, creative, and devoted to her community and loved ones.

Within days, police arrested Julia’s uncle, 58-year-old Michael Foster of the same multi-generational Mount Vernon home, charging him with murder, manslaughter, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Investigators say the dispute arose over ownership of the family house after a relative’s 2023 death. Does anyone who knew Julia or her family have information that could help clarify what happened that night?