Phyllis Shanae Campbell, a 34-year-old woman from Killeen, Texas, died on September 19, 2022 after a domestic dispute that escalated into a fatal shooting. Officers located her body that morning on the 1100 block of Wales Drive; she was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson and an autopsy was ordered at the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.

Investigators say the dispute involved Campbell’s boyfriend, 35-year-old Michael Leonard Moore, an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Hood. According to the arrest affidavit, Moore confessed to shooting Campbell multiple times, telling investigators she had threatened him with a knife and that he retrieved a firearm. The affidavit also notes inconsistencies between Moore’s account and physical evidence, including indications Campbell was closer to Moore when shot than he described. Moore was arrested, charged with murder, held in the Bell County Jail on a $1 million bond, and later indicted on a first-degree felony murder charge.

The case drew attention locally because the investigation determined Moore had planned to dispose of Campbell’s body but was stopped before doing so. Anyone who knew Campbell or has information about the events on Wales Drive is asked to come forward.