Mom randomly killed by stranger with an ‘AK-47 style rifle’ while waiting at bus stop for ride to her new job

An Arizona man shot dead an innocent woman who was waiting at a bus stop before driving off and leaving her for dead, police said

The incident was caught on camera around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to Law & Crime . Andrew Rada, 44, pulled up to a gas station in Mesa , Arizona, and fired the shots from an “AK-47 style rifle”, the Mesa Police Department said in a probable cause statement obtained by the outlet.

Officials responded to multiple 911 calls stating that the victim, later identified as Michelle Flippin, 52, was found covered in blood.

Flippin was at a bus stop south of the gas station. Authorities discovered her body and declared her dead at the scene, the outlet reported.

Rada fled in a burgundy Dodge Ram truck minutes after the shooting. Police found the vehicle, pulled the suspect over and took him into custody. An unnamed vehicle passenger was also detained for an unrelated crime, the outlet reported.

Rada told cops Flippin was standing at the bus stop waving a chrome handgun around while talking out loud. Multiple people ran away from the area due to her behavior, he allegedly told police.

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