Incident

12-18-2021 Arizona Phoenix 1-3

Location

December 18, 2021

N 23rd Ave and W Deer Valley Rd
Phoenix, 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

District

Congressional District: 6
State Senate District: 15
State House District: 15