Mesa Police Arrest Three for Homicide

 

On March 20, 2022, 18-year-old Chase Lemons was shot and killed in his car in the area of 2200 S. Labelle in Mesa.  An adult male passenger in Lemons’ vehicle was also shot but survived his injuries.  At the time of the homicide a suspect was not able to be identified and there was very little physical evidence to work with at the crime scene.  Through tireless efforts, hard work, and creative investigative techniques, investigators were able to identify and arrest multiple suspects involved in this homicide on May 27, 2022.

During the investigation, multiple search warrants were served, and suspects interviewed. Officers learned that the suspects planned on robbing the victim during an illegal marijuana transaction.  The suspects approached the victim when he was sitting inside his car with an adult male passenger.  The victim attempted to flee the area in his car when one of the suspects opened fire, striking both Lemons and his passenger.  Lemons died several days later in the hospital and the passenger survived his injuries.

The three suspects involved were identified as 18-year-old Richard Mejia, 20-year-old Devon O’Rourke and 19- year-old Isaiah Enriquez.  Enriquez was identified as the shooter.

A firearm matching the caliber of the firearm used to murder Lemons was located and seized as well as cellphone data, which put Enriquez at the scene of the homicide.

This investigation is still on-going; however, probable cause was developed to arrest and book:

Isaiah Enriquez for 1 count First Degree Murder, 1 count Armed Robbery and 1 count Aggravated Assault

Richard Mejia for 1 count First Degree Murder and 1 count Armed Robbery

Devon O’Rourke for 1 count First Degree Murder and 1 count Armed Robbery

In Arizona, if a person’s death occurs in the course of, or in the immediate flight from, the commission of certain crimes, it is considered murder in the first degree.  Since Mejia and O’Rourke were knowingly involved in the robbery of Lemons, which led to his murder, they are also responsible for his death and were charged accordingly with the homicide. This is called the felony murder rule.

Isaiah Enriquez
$2,000,000 bond

Richard Mejia
$1,000,000 bond

 

Devon O'Rourke
$350,000 bond