Garland man charged with capital murder after wife, mother-in-law killed, police say
GARLAND – Two women were fatally shot during a domestic incident in Garland Tuesday morning.
Lt. Pedro Barineau, a spokesperson for the Garland Police Department, said that just after 8 a.m. officers were called to an apartment complex near Broadway Blvd. and I-30 and found the door to a residence had been forced open.
Officers looked inside the apartment and saw two small children, Barineau said. As they entered, gunfire was heard coming from behind a closed door in a back bedroom.
The officers took cover and worked to keep the children safe. During that process, Barineau said a male suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Brodrick Earl Kennedy, emerged from the bedroom and surrendered to officers without incident.
Officers arrested Kennedy and then found two women had been shot in the bedroom.
One of the victims was dead at the scene, Barineau said, and officers rendered first aid to the other before she was taken to a hospital, where she later died.
During the investigation, Garland police found that one of the victims was Kennedy's wife, 38-year-old Donillie Lashay Kennedy. The other victim was her mother, 58-year-old Shirley Jean Phillips.
Kennedy is currently in the Garland Detention Center charged with capital murder. No bond has been set.
Barineau said the two children were released to extended family members. The Garland Police Department said it is offering its full support to the grieving families during this difficult time.
The investigation is ongoing.