On the night of February 25, 2026, a domestic disturbance in Killeen, Texas, ended in a fatal shooting. Police responded about 10:20 p.m. to the area of Splawn Ranch Road and Zayden Drive after a 911 caller reported arguing followed by multiple gunshots. Officers found 35-year-old Brandon James Petree unconscious in a field with apparent gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at 10:41 p.m.

Officers encountered 36-year-old William Kimbrell Ridgely in the field, reportedly covered in blood, yelling, and making sounds mimicking gunshots. Petree’s body had sustained at least 11 gunshot wounds to the back, including several to the head. Investigators recovered 17 spent shell casings at the scene. An arrest affidavit says Ridgely and Petree had taken LSD and argued about the evil in the world before Ridgely allegedly shot Petree multiple times. Ridgely was arrested, charged with murder, arraigned by a Justice of the Peace, booked into the Bell County Jail, and held on $500,000 bond.

Anyone who witnessed the incident near Splawn Ranch Road and Zayden Drive or who has information about Petree and Ridgely that could help the investigation is asked to come forward.