Chase Lemons was an 18-year-old killed after being shot during a planned robbery in Mesa, Arizona, in March 2022. On the evening of March 20 Chase was sitting in his car with a male passenger near 2200 S. Labelle when three individuals approached during what police say was an illegal marijuana transaction. As Chase tried to drive away one of the suspects opened fire, wounding both occupants; the passenger survived and Chase died in hospital several days later.

Mesa detectives report the scene yielded little physical evidence, but search warrants and interviews led them to identify three suspects: 18-year-old Richard Mejia, 20-year-old Devon O’Rourke, and 19-year-old Isaiah Enriquez. Investigators determined Enriquez fired the weapon; a firearm matching the caliber used was recovered and cellphone data placed Enriquez at the scene. In May 2022 all three were taken into custody and charged in connection with the shooting. Chase’s family remembered him as smart, witty, caring and an organ donor who saved five lives.

If anyone was in the 2200 S. Labelle area on March 20, 2022 and saw something that could help, please share what is known.