Brittany Coffland
Brittany Coffland
Brittany Coffland was the twin sister of Tiffany Coffland and student at St. Charles East High School. She was the daughter of Randall Coffland. [11]
Early Life
Brittany with her boyfriend.
Brittany was born and raised in the state of Illinois. She grew up in the city of St. Charles and attended St. Charles East High School. She was known to be a person that would light up anyone's day, according to testimonies concerning her personality. A friend also says that she was very kindhearted and was part of the high school cheerleading squad. [12]
She had a boyfriend who played music and was in a band - he had tattoos too.
She enjoyed listening to emo core and metal music. [15]
Death
On Friday night, March 9th, 2017, at the Randall Coffland's luxury Milestone Row condominium complex at 450 S. First St., a commotion broke out. A call was made to 911 [6]where Randall admits to having killed her daughter 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.
Their mother, Anjum, was also shot by their father but did not die at the scene, she was transferred to the nearby hospital where she is currently
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.