Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Shirley Jean Phillips

Gender : Female

Age : 58

Race : Black

Date : 09/17/2024

Location : Arts Apartments at Broadway Commons

City : Garland

County : Dallas

State : Texas

Agency : Garland Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Domestic shooting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Garland Police responded to a welfare check at the Arts Apartments at Broadway Commons and found two young children inside. As officers entered the residence, gunfire came from a back bedroom. A man, Brodrick Kennedy, surrendered to police. Inside the bedroom, officers found two women shot: Donielle Kennedy, 38, and her mother Shirley Jean Phillips, 58. Shirley Phillips was transported to a hospital but died from her injuries. The two children were placed in the care of relatives. Police said Kennedy was the husband of Donielle and is now facing capital murder charges.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/two-dead-following-swat-standoff-shooting-in-garland/287-c22d9ba9-d4cb-4598-ab32-86577aa375db
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/2-women-killed-in-garland-apartment-shooting-suspect-in-custody-police/3461222/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/09/18/2-women-shot-to-death-at-garland-apartment-man-in-custody-police-say/
https://www.fox4news.com/news/brodrick-kennedy-capital-murder-charges-garland
https://gunmemorial.org/2024/09/17/shirley-jean-phillips