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, Carroll County authorities told TMZ.
The incident unfolded at a residence in Carrollton around 10:30 p.m. on April 22, according to a probable cause statement viewed by E! News.
Following reports about a homicide, police arrived on scene to find Gayle, 75, dead inside the home. Dakota was still there at the time, as well as a witness—identified as Dakota’s other grandparent, presumably Gayle’s husband Roger Wilson—who told authorities they saw the 28-year-old shoot Gayle with a handgun, per the doc.
The witness alleged that Dakota and Gayle had been arguing earlier in the night about Dakota “not assisting with chores around the residence.” But the situation turned deadly later on, when Dakota—who was “seated on a separate couch next to” Gayle for close to 30 minutes, per the doc—suddenly shot her “without warning.”