Chicago man allegedly shot, killed 2 people at party while on bond for attempted murder, prosecutors say
Absalom Coakley allegedly shot a man in the head during a party and then shot and killed another man moments later, Illinois prosecutors said
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A man free on bond for attempted murder and drug charges allegedly shot and killed two men last month in Chicago, prosecutors said this week.
Absalom Coakley, 29, allegedly fired a single shot with a .40-caliber handgun, striking 29-year-old Terrance Johnson Jr. in the back of the head in the early morning hours of Sept. 25 during a "video shoot party."
Around 50 people were in attendance, according to a court complaint obtained by Fox News. At about 3:45 a.m., a fight erupted in the kitchen moments before Coakley allegedly shot Johnson.
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Seconds later, he got into another altercation with Terrance Young, 30, outside and fired at Young's face. Young collapsed on the ground, and Coakley fled in a vehicle with two other people, prosecutors said.
Witnesses identified Coakley from surveillance video.
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Absalom Coakley was out on bail for attempted murder when he allegedly killed two people at a party, Illinois prosecutors said this week. (Chicago Police Department )
He was arrested Oct. 3 as he was getting into a rideshare vehicle, prosecutors said Wednesday, Fox Chicago reported. He was found with a .40-caliber handgun that is currently the subject of ballistics testing.
He has since been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, officials said. At the time of the arrest, Coakley was free on $15,000 deposit bond for an attempted murder case filed in 2016.
In addition, he was also on probation for a 2014 felony drug case that was considered "open and pending" because he repeatedly violated the conditions, prosecutors said.
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Fox News has reached out to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office regarding the case.
Coakley's public defender described him as a hardworking father of four who has ties to his community. The attorney said his client coaches football, works with the Chicago Park District and plays piano at a church where he also volunteers, according to the news outlet.
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He has been held without bail in the new case.
"I find that based upon these charges, he’s a clear and present danger to the community," Judge Susana Ortiz said.