8 Year Old Witnesses Suicide

"MESA, AZ - Police said a Mesa woman was clinging to life Monday night after a man shot her in the face before turning the gun on himself.

"According to police, the two had an 8-year-old son who was sleeping in the room when the shootings happened.

"Police said the shootings took place at an apartment complex located on east Main Street in Mesa.

"Police said they got the call at about 11 p.m. Sunday. When officers got there, they found 25-year-old Carmen Lara had been shot in the face, and 28-year-old Christian Mendivil-Hernandez was dead. Police said he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting Lara.

"[Police said] that Mendivil-Hernandez came to the apartment where Lara lives - along with her son, brother, sister in law and their two kids earlier in the day.

"At some point, everyone else went to bed, and police said the little boy fell asleep on the couch. They believe the boy was still sleeping when his dad shot his mom.

"Officers said that's when the child woke up, and ran to get his uncle.

"Police said they have not yet determined a motive for the shooting.

"Mesa Police Sergeant Ed Wessing said, `Unfortunately, nobody knows. Nobody in the apartment knows what (the victims) were talking about. They didn't hear the argument. They didn't hear anything but the first pop from the firearm and that's when they came down and saw the suspect shooting himself.`

"Police [said] Mendivil-Hernandez was released from jail about a month and a half ago.
Accoridng to police, he was released on the condition that he would return to Mexico. ICE [said] he was deported on September 2nd, and returned to Arizona illegally sometime after that.

"Lara was listed in extremely critical condition at a local hospital."

Source: KPHO.com...