Randall Coffland called 911 Friday evening to say he had just shot and killed his twin 16-year-old daughters, and also shot his estranged wife, St. Charles police said Sunday.
On the 911 call recording released by police following a news conference Sunday, Randall Coffland can be heard saying, apparently to his estranged wife, "I want you to live and suffer like I did."
Moments later, Anjum Coffland called 911. She can be heard screaming, "My girls are dead," and calling out her girls' names.
She told dispatchers her estranged husband had shot her and their daughters. She was shot once and suffered gunshot wounds to both her legs, police said.
When officers arrived at the Cofflands' condo, they found the girls, Tiffany and Brittany Coffland, and their 48-year-old father dead, all three from single gunshot wounds to the head, police said. Anjum Coffland, 46, was listed in stable condition Sunday at Delnor Community Hospital, they said.
Police said Randall Coffland shot his estranged wife and daughters before turning the gun on himself.
"This is a tragic and horrific event," Deputy Chief David Kintz said at the news conference.
Police called the incident a domestic situation. St. Charles police have been working with the Kane County state's attorney and the Kane County Major Crimes Task Force in the investigation.
Randall, Tiffany and Brittany Coffland had been living together in the First Street apartment, while Anjum Coffland had been living in another St. Charles apartment, according to authorities.
Today would have been the girls' 17th birthday.
Sad.
ReplyDeleteAnd the stupid GOP wants to deny coverage for mental illness in their "new &improved" Health care bill.
Disastrous.
Because the guy took advantage of the mental health coverage in whatever insurance plan he currently has. JFC
ReplyDeleteIs there no corpse you will not stand on to advance your political beliefs?
ReplyDeleteThere's mentally ill and there is evil. All the mental health help in the world can't fix evil. What f@*K does this story have to do with the GOP? Believe it or not, not everything is politically related.
ReplyDeleteThanks Disgusted, I was thinking the same thing. This POS was just evil and wanted his wife to suffer for the rest of her days. May he rot in eternal Hell.
ReplyDeleteBut every time this happens people say 'mental cases shouldn't be allowed to buy guns'..yet the bill passed last month makes sure they can.
ReplyDeleteMental Health coverage only works when it's truly a mental health issue. I think this guy had other things going, like personality disorder, entitlement issues, that aren't helped by mental health providers.
ReplyDeleteI live in St. Charles. Like others have said, you never think this could happen in "my" town. It did. Such a tragedy.
ReplyDeleteTROLL. get lost. Not Funny to joke about MH.
ReplyDeleteDustyslome.. I am in the area as well. Such a sad, sad story any way you look at it. I am really hurting for the school mates and friends of the twins.. those kids are hurting and confused. Wishing there was another way this father could have worked through his pain. Such a travesty.
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