West Wilson’s family is facing an unimaginable tragedy.
The Summer House star’s cousin Dakota Sweeney was arrested in Missouri and charged with allegedly murdering their grandmother Gayle R. Wilson, according to Carroll County authorities who spoke to TMZ.
The incident unfolded at a residence in Carrollton around 10:30 p.m. on April 22, based on a probable cause statement reviewed by E! News.
Following reports of a homicide, police arrived on the scene to find Gayle, 75, dead inside the home. Dakota was still present at the time, along with a witness—identified as Dakota’s other grandparent, presumably Gayle’s husband Roger Wilson—who informed authorities that they saw the 28-year-old shoot Gayle with a handgun, according to the document.
The witness claimed that Dakota and Gayle had been arguing earlier in the evening about Dakota “not assisting with chores around the residence.” However, the situation escalated later when Dakota—who had been “seated on a separate couch next to” Gayle for nearly 30 minutes, according to the document—suddenly shot her “without warning.”
