Toussaint Diamon Sims
Birth date:
May 10, 1992
Death date:
August 8, 2019
Age at Death:
27
About
Toussaint Diamon Sims was born in Pascagoula, MS to his father Andrea Roane and mother Keena Henry Sims Locke. He is survived by his girlfriend Delissa Shannon; his daughters, Khamoriah Sims and Aubree Sims; his three sisters, LaMiracle Sims, Princess Locke and Lakeya Locke; and his two brothers, Breylynn Simmons and Henry Locke. He is also survived by his good friends DeMario Sellers, Dyamond Torrey and Desmond Thomas.
Toussaint Diamon Sims was shot and killed while fleeing from officers in Moss Point. Sims was parked at a gas station when two officers confronted him without warning. Police said they were responding to a call that said Sims had misdemeanor and felony warrants. Sims escaped the officers in his car but soon jumped out and fled by foot. About 12 seconds after he started fleeing by foot, he was shot in the back and fell over a fence.
Was justice served?
As February 2021, justice has not been served. The officer was not found guilty and was allowed to return to work.