Anjum Coffland
Anjum Coffland
Anjum Coffland is a Claims adjuster for MetLife and was once the deputy recorder for Kendall County, Illinois and a Special education paraprofessional. She is a survivor of the shooting incident that involved her twin daughters and her husband.
Background
Photo of her daughter Brittany Coffland at a concert she took her to.
Anjum is of Pakistani descent, and at the moment, there is no information as to whether she was born in the United States or not. She is fluent in the language of Urdu.
She lived with her ex-husband, Randall Coffland, with whom they had twins: Brittany Coffland and Tiffany Coffland.
Eventually, due to domestic problems, they separated; she had moved to her own apartment.
She often met with her daughters and took them to concerts and entertainment venues.
She often posted on her Twitter account.
Education
The only information available online about Anjum's educational background comes form her LinkedIn, which states that she attended Waubonsee Community College in Chicago, Illinois.
Work
Throughout the 90s, she worked for several mortgage banks, including the First Nationwide Mortgage and Old Kent Bank.
She then became the Administrative Assistant for United Marketing Group. And, later on the Deputy Recorder for Kendall County.
Shooting Incident & Domestic Abuse
With her ex-husband Randall Coffland.
On Friday night, March 9, 2017, at the Randall Cofflands' luxury Milestone Row condominium complex at 450 S. First St., a
commotion broke out.
A call was made to 911 where Randall admits to having killed her daughters and that he was now ready to turn the gun upon himself.
One girl was found on the couch and the other in their bedroom.
Anjum, was also shot by Randall Coffland once; the bullet hit both her legs.
[1] She did not die at the scene, and was eventually transferred to the nearby hospital.
When officers arrived 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 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.
A 9mm handgun was found near Randall Coffland's body.
A second handgun was also found inside the residence.
Randall Coffland had a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card, but police were still trying to determine Sunday whether he owned the guns or got them from someone else, Kintz said.
911 Call
Sources reveal an audio clip of the 911 call Anjum Coffland made after being shot by her estranged husband:
Dispatcher: 9-1-1.
Anjum Coffland: Please, somebody help... now!
Dispatcher: Where do you need help at?
Anjum Coffland: St. Charles
Dispatcher: Where in St. Charles?
Anjum Coffland: Oh my God! My husband just shot my kids.
Dispatcher: Okay, I need to know where you are. I can help you, but I need help. [pause] Where are you?
Anjum Coffland: I don't know. I'm at 406 [?] please help me.
Dispatcher: Ma'am, what address are you at?
Anjum Coffland: Oh my God!
Dispatcher: Ma'am, where are you at?
Anjum Coffland: [screams]
Dispatcher: Ma'am, I can help you, but I need to know where you are.
Anjum Coffland: [hyperventilating]
Dispatcher: Ma'am, I can help you, but I need to know where you're at.
Anjum Coffland: Please call 9-1-1. Please. I can't remember my address.
Dispatcher: Okay, could it be 450 South First Street?
Anjum Coffland: 450 South First Street? Yes.
Dispatcher: Okay, what apartment?
Anjum Coffland: Call an ambulance. Call an ambulance.
Dispatcher: Okay, we're going to be headed that way. What apartment are you in?
Anjum Coffland: 406. My girls are dead.
Dispatcher: Okay, stay on the phone. I'm going to [?]
Anjum Coffland: My girls are dead!
Dispatcher: Yep, we're going to be on our way. Don't hang up, okay?
Anjum Coffland: [hyperventilating] Oh my God. My God!
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am, I'm going to talk to the medics. I'm going to Don't hang up, okay?
Anjum Coffland: I'm going to die. I'm gonna-- [hyperventilating] Oh my-- please-- my girls are dead! Oh my God! [hyperventilating] Oh my God.
Dispatcher: All right, ma'am. I got medics on their way. Keep him from the phone number you're calling me from?
Anjum Coffland: [screaming]
Dispatcher: Ma'am, I got medics on their way, okay? Where's the bad guy at?
Anjum Coffland: He's in the back room. I don't know what he's done.
Dispatcher: He's in the back room?
Anjum Coffland: [Undetectable] Just get over here now.
Dispatcher: Okay, they're on their way.
Anjum Coffland: [screaming]
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am, I got medics on their way, I got officers on their way. The offender's in the back room?
Anjum Coffland: [screaming]
Dispatcher: Ma'am, do you know where the gun is?
Anjum Coffland: I don't know if he has it. Please just get over here. I don't want [?] he shot me.
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am, where are you shot at?
Anjum Coffland: I don't know, my legs.
Dispatcher: Okay, and again--
Anjum Coffland: My girls (undetectable) oh my God, my girls!
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am, and you're in Apartment 406, correct?
Anjum Coffland: Yes!
Dispatcher: All right. We've got officers coming up now. I need to know where he is. Are you safe where you are?
Anjum Coffland: I don't kn--please, please. My god, Brittany, Brittany, Brittany!
Dispatcher: They're on their way. We're going to try to get you help, okay? But I need you to calm down.
Anjum Coffland: Brittany. Brittany. Brittany. [pause] Brittany. [hyperventilating]
Dispatcher: Ma'am, are you safe where you are?
Anjum Coffland: [hyperventilating] He shot me.
Dispatcher: Ma'am, are you safe where you are? Do we know where he is?
Anjum Coffland: I'm going into shock. [hyperventilating] I don't know where he is.
Dispatcher: Ma'am, are you safe where you are? Do you know where he is?
Anjum Coffland: [hyperventilating] He killed my girls. He fucking killed my girls!
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am, and I can help you, but I need you to calm down. Where is he?
Anjum Coffland: He's in the back room. I don't know what he's done. I don't know if he--
Dispatcher: Okay, is he still in the apartment?
Anjum Coffland: [hyperventilating] Brittany. Tiffany. Brittany. Oh my God! Brittany! Brittany! [hyperventilating]
Dispatcher: Ma'am, we've got officers coming up now, okay? What's his name?
Anjum Coffland: Randy.
Dispatcher: Randy? What's his last name?
Anjum Coffland: Coffland. I'm going into shock, and... I've lost a lot of blood.
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am. Is there a way you can put a clean cloth over the wound and apply direct pressure?
Anjum Coffland: Tiffany! Brittany! My God! My girls!
Dispatcher: Ma'am, do you have an officer there with you?
Anjum Coffland: My daughters-- [officer talks to her] in the bedroom.
Dispatcher: Okay, ma'am, is that a police officer there?
Anjum Coffland: Yeah.
Dispatcher: Okay. I'm going to keep you on the phone, okay?
Anjum Coffland: He's in the bedroom. [officer talks to her] I don't know there's a bathroom in there also. [hyperventilating] Don't kill him. Don't kill him, please. He might be in the bathroom. All right, there's a closet in there, too. [pause] Randy.
Dispatcher: Ma'am, just stay where you're at, okay? Just try to sit down or lay down, and try to and relax, okay?
Anjum Coffland: [finds out Randall Coffland is dead] Oh my God! Oh my G-- Oh my God! Oh my God! One of them is in the bed and the other one is in the bedroom-- Randy.
Dispatcher: Ma'am, do you have an officer with you now?
Anjum Coffland: [talking to someone else] I need my girls to be checked. Please, check my girls. Please check my girls. One of them is lying (undetectable)-- Brittany and Tiffany.
Dispatcher: Ma'am, do you have an officer with you?
Sources claim that you could hear shouting to his wife, "I want you to live and suffer like I did.”