Incident
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12-18-2021 Arizona Phoenix 1-3
Location
December 18, 2021
N 23rd Ave and W Deer Valley RdPhoenix, Arizona
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Richard Coss
- Age: 25
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Relationship: Neighbor
- Name: Carl Robert Blazak
- Age: 46
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Keith McCollough
- Age: 49
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Jimmy Eslinger
- Age: 29
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Home Invasion
- Home Invasion - Resident killed
Notes
Neighbor dispute; men broke into apartment; shot victim; McCollough and Eslinger ID'd by DNA found at scene
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Handgun
Sources
- URL: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/suspect-arrested-after-man-found-dead-at-north-phoenix-apartment
- URL: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/north-phoenix/masked-men-enter-phoenix-apartment-kill-man-amid-neighbor-dispute
District
Congressional District: 6State Senate District: 15
State House District: 15