New York Police have arrested and charged a Jamaican man with murder following the shooting death of his niece. She was killed while sitting in her SUV in the Bronx, New York, on Monday night.
Police charged Michael Foster, 58, on Wednesday with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon. This is in connection with the fatal shooting of 39-year-old Julia Anderson, whose parents are Jamaican.
According to police and media reports, Anderson was inside her Jeep Grand Cherokee in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, New York, shortly before midnight. She was shot twice in the chest. Emergency responders rushed her to Jacobi Hospital. There, the authorities pronounced her dead.
At the time of the shooting, Anderson had just completed her 4:00 PM to midnight shift. She was parked across the street from the family home in Bronx, New York she shared with Foster.
The New York Police have not disclose a motive for the shooting, but there are whispers that an ongoing feud over family inheritance may likely be the motive.
Police have not disclosed a motive for the killing. However, unconfirmed reports suggest that the shooting is likely linked to an ongoing dispute over the inheritance of a family home. This house belonged to Foster’s mother, Icilda Foster, who passed away in 2023.
Icilda reportedly willed the house to her eldest grandchild, Anderson, which angered Foster.
Initially, investigators believed Anderson had been shot by someone riding a moped, as witnesses reported seeing one speed away from the scene. However, authorities have not determined whether the moped rider was the shooter or just someone fleeing the area.
Officers recovered two spent shell casings at the scene. Anderson, who lived with her mother in nearby Mount Vernon, was reportedly on her way home from work when she was killed.
In an interview with a local television station, her mother, Beverly Patterson, expressed her concern when her daughter failed to arrive home at the usual time. “My heart felt like it was going to come out,” Patterson said after learning of her daughter’s death.
Family members described Anderson as a hardworking woman who dedicated her life to caring for people with disabilities. She was just one month shy of her 40th birthday.
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