Mesa Police Investigate Murder-Suicide
June 24, 2009
On June 24, 2009 at approximately 2:00 p.m., Mesa police
officers responded to 2054 E. Encanto for a reported shooting at
this location. Officers located two deceased young adults in the
front yard of the residence, the result of apparent gunshot
wounds. Initial reports were that a female, who lived at the
residence, was confronted by a known male.
The investigation revealed that the victim, Ashley DeWitte (18)
and the suspect, Eric Serdechny (20) had been dating for less
than six months. They recently broke up and Ashley was expecting
Eric to arrive at her residence to discuss the break up. When
Eric arrived, Ashley walked out the front door to contact him
and Eric fired several shots fatally wounding her. Eric then
turned the hand gun on himself. There was no prior history of
violence.