Kenneth W. Mims, a 42-year-old man, was killed on Sunday night, April 5, 2026, after gunfire broke out at Breezy Hill Park in Terrell, Texas. Online reports identify him as being from Dallas, though obituary listings connect his passing with Terrell. The shooting happened in the 300 block of New Hope Street, a park area described in reports as a familiar community space.
What began as an ordinary spring night turned violent when shots were reported shortly before 10 p.m.
Terrell police responded to the park at about 9:48 p.m. after reports of gunfire. When officers arrived, they found Mims suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was still alive when emergency responders reached him, and he was taken from the scene to a hospital for treatment. Despite those efforts, he died from his injuries, turning the shooting into a homicide investigation.
In the immediate aftermath, police worked to identify what had happened at the park and whether the shooting involved one or more people. Early reports indicated that no suspect information had been publicly released at first, leaving the case in an uncertain stage while investigators gathered evidence and followed leads. The killing unsettled both Terrell and Dallas, with reports describing the violence as a shock to people who viewed the park as a public neighborhood space rather than the setting for a fatal shooting.
About a week later, Terrell police announced that a teenager had been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting. Public reports available online did not provide the teenager’s name, likely because of the suspect’s age, and they did not clearly identify whether the suspect was being handled as a juvenile or whether the case would be moved into adult court. The reports also did not provide a detailed motive, describe the relationship between the suspect and Mims, or identify any additional suspects.
As of the available online reporting, the known case details are that Mims was shot multiple times at Breezy Hill Park, transported to a hospital, and later died, and that a teenage suspect was arrested by Terrell police in the days that followed. No trial outcome, conviction, sentencing, or detailed court resolution was found in the available online sources.
