Westchester County woman shot and killed in the Bronx, NYPD looks for suspect
A woman died after she was shot multiple times in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, according to police. Now, officers are looking for a suspect.
The NYPD got a call about a woman assaulted just before midnight Monday on Murdock Avenue. Officers found a 39-year-old with multiple gunshot wounds to her abdomen. She was identified as Julia Anderson from Mount Vernon.
Police have not released a description of the suspect. Sources tell CBS News New York nothing appears to have been taken from Anderson.
Julia Anderson shot dead near her SUV
Anderson left work nearby around midnight and was outside her distinctive SUV, which is black with pink trim, when someone approached her and opened fire.
"It woke me up. Shots woke me up, for sure," resident Horace Pearson said, adding he heard multiple shots.
Bullet holes could be seen in the passenger-side window. Police say the shooter took off.
EMS personnel rushed Anderson to Jacobi Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
"The bullet went straight through her heart"
Her mother, Beverly Patterson, said the family has no idea who would want to hurt her daughter.
"The bullet went straight through her heart," Patterson said.
Patterson showed reporters pictures of her daughter, and lamented the fact that she never made it home.
"Usually she comes home, like, around 12 o'clock. She makes some noise so I know she's back. But I didn't hear her, so I was wondering what happened," Patterson said.
Detectives from the 47th Precinct spent hours canvassing Murdock Avenue for evidence, including surveillance video.
Two shells were recovered from the scene, police said.
It's the seventh murder of 2026 in the 47th Precinct.
Anderson remembered as "smart, intelligent, hard working"
The shooting took place next to Mount St. Michael Academy and just steps from the group home where Anderson worked as an aide.
One woman who attended Mount Vernon High School with Anderson spoke with CBS News New York.
"Just a smart, intelligent, hard working ... smile on her face all the time. That's how I want to remember her," she said.
Authorities are doing a deep dive into Anderson's recent movements and activities to determine if it was a targeted or random shooting.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on X, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
