Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Carlton Dwayne Mims

Name: Carlton Dwayne Mims
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 02/12/2007
Location: 3847 Timberglen Road, #3116
Dallas, Texas, 75287
County: Denton
Agency: Dallas Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: According to DPD, officers executed a search warrant on a "drug house" containing multiple armed men. There, Mims pointed a 7.63mm pistol at Officer Barry Ragsdale. Officer Ragsdale shot Mims with a rifle. Mims was pronounced dead at Baylor Hospital. A 12 gauge shotgun and a .38-caliber revolver were also recovered at the scene of the shooting.
Unique ID: 5900

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