Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Merced, CA: Atwater murder-suicide, victims identified

Monday, May 10, 2010

MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- Atwater Police are investigating a murder-suicide that happened less than two hours after the suspect bailed out of jail on domestic violence charges.

Police arrested Pedro Serna Wednesday night for spousal abuse, rape and false imprisonment. He bailed out on Friday at 9:00 p.m. By 11:00 p.m., he had tracked down his wife at their daughter's apartment. Neighbors heard an argument and called 911.

Neighbor: "Like 40 seconds after that, I heard a gunshot and then a minute after that, another gunshot. After that, it was just quiet, like eerie quiet."

Police got to the apartment within a minute, but both were already dead.

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