Three people are dead after four acquaintances took psychedelic mushrooms at a property in Gilbert, Arizona, police said. The fourth person attacked the others.
Gilbert police released body-camera footage and audio from two emergency calls on Nov. 3. The incident happened on Aug. 1 at a property near South Lindsay Road.
Around 10:50 p.m., a woman called police after hearing screams in the background during a call with a friend at the gathering. She said she heard people shouting for Brett to stop, while her friend yelled at Siri to call 911.
About a minute later, another woman called 911 in distress. She told the dispatcher that their friend was attacking them and had killed her boyfriend. When asked where the person with a knife was, she said he was still on the property.
Officers arriving at the scene found broken windows and a shattered sliding glass door. They also heard a woman yelling. Near the door, an officer encountered a man who swiped at the officer’s rifle before going back inside and ignoring commands to get on the ground.
The officer followed him into a bedroom. The man lunged at the officer and tried to hit him with a long metal object, prompting the officer to fire twice.
Police identified the man as 28-year-old Brett Eschliman. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:24 p.m.
Investigators said Eschliman stabbed another man and shot him several times. That victim died. Eschliman also attacked two women: one suffered more than a dozen stab wounds and multiple gunshot wounds and later died at a hospital. The other survived after being stabbed several times and struck with the firearm.
Police photos showed the metal object was an aluminum mop handle. Officers also recovered a handgun and two knives. A police sergeant said blood was found on the muzzle of the officer’s rifle.
The officer-involved shooting is also under investigation.
