On the morning of October 8, 2024, 52-year-old Michelle Flippin was killed while waiting at a bus stop near Center Street and McKellips Road in Mesa, Arizona. Around 7:30 a.m., a man later identified as 44-year-old Andrew Rada approached and opened fire with an AK-47-style rifle, firing roughly 10 to 15 shots; investigators recovered nearly 40 shell casings at the scene. Flippin, a mother of three described by her children as a selfless protector, was struck multiple times and pronounced dead at the scene.

Rada left in a burgundy Ram truck but was located after officers used intersection cameras and witness descriptions; he was stopped at McKellips Road and Loop 202 and taken into custody without incident. Rada admitted involvement but claimed Flippin had been waving a handgun and talking loudly, a statement contradicted by surveillance video showing her unarmed, smoking a cigarette with her back to the shooter. There was no known connection between them and a passenger in the truck was detained on an unrelated felony warrant.

A first-degree murder charge was filed. Does anyone have information about Michelle’s movements that morning or about the area around Center Street and McKellips Road?