On February 24, 2024, Dallas Police responded to a welfare check call in the 7500 block of Chaucer Place. The preliminary investigation determined when officers entered the apartment they found 52-year-old Lawanda Mitchell on the floor. Mitchell was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Further investigation determined Mitchell had been assaulted in the apartment by 33-year-old Barron Wallace on February 22, 2024.
On March 1, 2024, Wallace was arrested on outstanding warrants and charged with Injury to Elderly/Disabled Person and taken to the Dallas County Jail.
On March 13, 2024, the Dallas Police Homicide Unit was notified by the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office that Mitchell died from her injuries.
Wallace will be charged with Murder and is still being held at the County Jail.
This case is documented under case number 034661-2024.