Gilbert PD identifies victims, suspect killed in stabbing, police shooting

GILBERT, AZ (AZFamily) — Gilbert police have identified the two victims killed in a stabbing over the weekend, as well as the suspect who was shot and killed by officers.

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In an update Tuesday, Gilbert PD said the suspect and victims knew each other, and the stabbing was an isolated incident. Police identified the now-deceased suspect as 28-year-old Brett Eschliman and said he lived at the property.

Detectives identified the woman who was killed as 32-year-old Delaney Bristow and the man as 30-year-old Caleb Worley. Police said Worley was a friend of Eschliman and lived at the property with the surviving female victim.

Around 11 p.m. on Saturday, police were called to a home near Lindsay and Elliot roads for an “unknown trouble” call. The 911 caller reported a suspect stabbed another person who was living in a backyard home on the property. Investigators say the property had multiple buildings and homes in the backyard.

When officers arrived at the scene, they heard a woman screaming inside one of the buildings, according to police. Authorities saw a man, Eschliman, at the entrance of the home where screams were heard. The suspect ran inside, where officers found an injured man and woman.

Police chased Eschliman into a bedroom and shot him, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s not known whether he was holding a weapon.

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There were three total victims, two women and a man, who had been stabbed at the home. Worley died at the scene, and Bristow later died at a hospital. The second woman was treated at a hospital, according to police.

The stabbing remains under investigation, but there is no threat to the community, police said. Detectives are looking into the circumstances that led to the stabbing.

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