A man has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the fatal shooting of his niece, a Mount Vernon woman.
Michael Foster, 58, entered the plea during his arraignment Wednesday in Bronx Supreme Criminal Court, according to court records.
Prosecutors say Foster is accused of killing 39-year-old Julia Anderson in July.
Authorities said Anderson was shot and killed outside her vehicle in the Wakefield section of The Bronx.
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a long-running dispute involving the inheritance of a home.
Officials said Foster and Anderson both lived in the home, which is located about a mile from where the shooting occurred.
Foster remains charged in the case and is scheduled to return to court in November.