CRIME SCENE AT 4385 Murdock Avenue, Wakefield, Bronx, after a 39-year-old woman was fatally shot on Monday night, July 13, 2026. V1 Video courtesy of Devin Whitehead
A 39-year-old woman has died following a shooting in the Wakefield section of The Bronx late on Monday night, police said.
A spokesperson said that on Monday, July 13, at approximately 11.56 p.m., officers from the 47th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding an assault that took place in front of 4385 Murdock Avenue, between Nereid Avenue and Pitman Avenue.
“Upon arrival, officers observed a 39-year-old female who sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen,” the spokesperson said. “EMS responded and transported the female to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi where she was subsequently pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing.”
Photo courtesy of Devin Whitehead
Police said the deceased has been identified as Julia Anderson of Mount Vernon.
Devin Whitehead, who was at the crime scene, said a black jeep was observed behind the cordoned off area as detectives carried out their investigation. He said the jeep had a shattered front window from an apparent bullet hole. A photo from the scene appears to show the front window smashed on the driver’s side.
Whitehead also said he saw surgical gloves typically used by emergency responders scattered on the street at the scene, and some splattered blood on the ground near where the driver would enter or exit the vehicle.
Norwood News later asked the NYPD how many occupants had been in the car. Police said they don’t have this information. In response to some other questions, police said they found the woman shot outside the vehicle. “I believe she was in the vehicle, and it appears that she fell out of the vehicle after she was shot,” a police spokesperson said.
In the attached photo of the crime scene, the driver side door is open, and the driver side window is shattered seemingly from a bullet. Asked if they knew if the woman had been in the passenger seat or the driver’s seat prior to the shooting, police said they don’t know. Norwood News also asked what was the direction of the gunshot and police said it came from outside the vehicle towards and into the vehicle.
Asked if the woman was the owner of the vehicle, police said they didn’t [yet] have that information.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with additional information received from the NYPD about the incident.
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