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West Wilson’s Cousin Charged in Grandmother’s Killing as 911 Audio Surfaces

New records describe a witness telling police the shooting followed a dispute over chores.

Overview

  • Dakota Sweeney, 28, was arrested in Carrollton, Missouri, and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after his grandmother Gayle R. Wilson, 75, was found fatally shot at home.
  • The 911 dispatch audio released Wednesday by TMZ captures responders discussing a possible shooter who may have targeted his mother-in-law, with callers relaying secondhand details.
  • Missouri authorities say officers were called at about 10:25 p.m. on April 22 and took Sweeney into custody at the scene without incident, and he is being held on a no-bond warrant as the Highway Patrol leads the probe.
  • A probable cause statement says Sweeney sat in the room for about 30 minutes before allegedly shooting Wilson without warning after an earlier argument about him not helping with chores, and officers reported finding a holster on him.
  • Court records show Sweeney appeared April 24, pleaded not guilty, and was assigned a public defender, and the killing occurred the day before reality star West Wilson filmed the Summer House reunion.