Family of woman found shot to death in burning home speaks out – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Duncanville police are expected to release more information about the discovery of a woman found shot to death in her burning home.

The woman, identified by relatives as Regina Phillips, had just celebrated her 55th birthday^Th Birthday.

“I’m really deaf,” said Phillips’ youngest daughter, Jessica Phillips.

She says she had a close relationship with her mother and that they lived together in the Duncanville apartment where Regina Phillips was found just after 6 a.m. Monday, according to police.

“In my room, in my bed. “It hurts knowing who did it and me being around them and having conversations while my mom was at work, I don’t know, it’s just a different kind of pain,” Phillips said.

Her mother, she says, worked for CPS for almost 20 years. Her love for children was evident both at work and at home, according to relatives.

“She loved us unconditionally and she showed us that every day,” Phillips said.

She says she last saw her mother on Sunday after her mother’s boyfriend and her mother had an argument in the apartment.

Police were called, but she said she left after determining no crime had been committed.

A little more than 12 hours later, firefighters returned, removed Regina Phillips’ body from her burning home and discovered she had been shot in the head.

“What happened? What time?” Phillips asked.

They are among the many questions that still remain unanswered.

Phillips says she rushed to the scene after learning there was an emergency at home. After she arrived, she said she spoke with the man, who police later described as a “person of interest” in the case. Relatives say the person was Regina Phillips’ boyfriend.

“I asked him where my mother was and he shrugged,” Phillips remembers.

Police said the subject, who was not identified by police, was taken into custody on unrelated charges after the person left the scene and then returned.

“You just hurt someone. You didn’t just mess up our lives. “You screwed up yours too,” said Regina’s sister Tasheana Brown.

Tasheana and Sable Brown say their sister was the life of the party and was known for wearing high heels, pearls and her heart on her sleeve.

“I will miss the unconditional love she gave, the compassion,” Sable Brown said.