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 family members as Regina Phillips, had just celebrated her 55th birthday^e birthday.

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

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

“In my room, in my bed. That hurts to know who did it and me being around him, 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. According to family members, her love for children was evident at work and at home.

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

She says she last saw her mother on Sunday, after her mother and mother’s boyfriend got into an argument at the apartment.

Police were called, but they said they left after it was determined no crime had been committed.

Just over twelve hours later, firefighters returned and removed the body of Regina Phillips from her burning home and discovered that she had been shot in the head.

“What happened? What time?” Phillips asked.

They are among the many questions that remain unanswered.

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

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

Police say the person of interest, who has not been identified by police, was taken into custody on unrelated charges after the person left the scene and then returned.

“You just violated someone. You didn’t just ruin our lives. You ruined 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 wearing her heart on her sleeve.

“I’m going to miss the unconditional love she gave, the compassion,” Sable Brown said.