Overview
- Dakota Sweeney, 28, was arrested in Carrollton, Missouri, on April 22 and charged with first‑degree murder and armed criminal action after police found Gayle R. Wilson, 75, fatally shot inside her home.
- According to a probable cause statement, a witness said Sweeney sat near his grandmother for about 30 minutes after an argument over chores and then shot her without warning; officers later reported finding a holster on him.
- New 911 dispatch audio released Wednesday by TMZ captured responders describing a possible shooting and a suspect still at the residence when officers arrived.
- Court records show Sweeney made an initial appearance on April 24, pleaded not guilty, and was assigned a public defender.
- The shooting occurred the day before West Wilson filmed the Summer House season 10 reunion in New York City, and he has not commented publicly.