Two years after Bradenton mother’s killing, police ask public for help
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two years after a Bradenton mother was shot and killed in her own driveway, police are asking the public for help identifying the people responsible.Yolanda Baxcajay-Flores, 43, was killed on November 12, 2024, as she was pulling into her driveway along 15th Avenue East, according to the Bradenton Police Department.Investigators say Baxcajay-Flores was an innocent bystander caught in a shooting involving multiple people.Surveillance video from the night of the shooting shows a car parked near an intersection. Three people then get out of the vehicle and run toward 15th Avenue East.Police say the suspects opened fire, discharging more than 30 rounds from multiple weapons. One of those rounds struck and killed Baxcajay-Flores.The three suspects then returned to the vehicle and fled the area.“Ms. Baxajay was honestly an innocent bystander to this shooting,” Bradenton Police Detective Brian Sands said. “It’s very saddening to know that no one has the courage to come