THE ATTACK ON A MALL IN NAIROBI, KENYA IS A CLOSE CALL FOR ONE FORMER DUKE CITY RESIDENT. JON COFFINO COACHED THE ALBUQUERQUE THUNDERBIRDS BETWEEN 2008 AND 2010. HE IS NOW IN KENYA COACHING TWO YOUTH TEAMS. COFFINO TELLS 610 THE SPORTS ANIMAL ONE OF HIS 15 YEAR OLD FEMALE PLAYERS WAS KILLED IN THE ATTACK.
COFFINO SAYS ONE OF HIS PLAYERS CALLED WARNING HIM NOT TO GO TO THE WESTGATE MALL BECAUSE HOSTAGES WERE BEING TAKEN. IT WAS AFTER THAT THAT THEY LEARNED ABOUT THE 15 YEAR OLD'S DEATH. THE GIRL'S MOTHER AND AUNT WERE ALSO KILLED. HER BROTHER WAS SHOT TWICE.
COFFINO HAS BEEN IN KENYA FOR JUST OVER 7 WEEKS.
