A manhunt is underway for a Texas girl who authorities consider fatally shot a 25-year-old skilled bicycle owner after she turned romantically concerned along with her boyfriend.
Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, is needed by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Job Drive and Austin police after allegedly capturing Anna “Mo” Wilson on Could 11 whereas Wilson was staying at a buddy’s house in Austin forward of a neighborhood race, in response to an arrest affidavit.
Wilson had simply returned to the house after spending a number of hours with fellow skilled bicycle owner Colin Strickland, 34, when a buddy discovered her shot a number of occasions inside, authorities stated.
Surveillance video taken exterior the house captured Armstrong’s car across the time of the capturing and ballistic proof extremely recommended {that a} handgun Armstrong owned had been used to kill Wilson. Armstrong, when questioned by detectives about her car being seen exterior Wilson’s residence, “had no clarification as to why it was within the space,” authorities stated.
Armstrong, who had not been charged on the time of that interview, has not been heard from since Could 13.
Strickland, when questioned by detectives, stated he went swimming and had dinner with Wilson on the night of her demise and lied about his whereabouts to Armstrong, who he was dwelling with and romantically concerned. His reluctance to confess his contact with Wilson to Armstrong adopted prior jealousy points, he stated.
Strickland stated he first met Wilson whereas on a brief relationship break with Armstrong in October of final yr. When he and Armstrong later acquired again collectively, he stated he needed to conceal any ongoing communication with Wilson from her. He modified Wilson’s identify in his telephone’s handle guide and deleted any messages they exchanged to stop Armstrong from getting upset and blocking Wilson’s quantity in his telephone, which he stated she had accomplished, in response to the arrest affidavit.
Textual content messages despatched between Wilson and Strickland again in January, nevertheless, recommended that Wilson believed she was in a romantic relationship with Strickland though he was nonetheless relationship Armstrong.
A buddy of Wilson’s, who requested to publicly stay nameless, informed police that Wilson and Strickland had an “on-again, off-again” romantic relationship and that Armstrong had a number of occasions contacted Wilson and informed her to avoid Strickland.
An nameless caller who contacted Austin police following the capturing stated that she had heard Armstrong specific a want to kill Wilson in January after Armstrong found that Strickland was having a romantic relationship with Wilson, regardless of them being collectively.
Armstrong allegedly “turned livid and was shaking in anger.” She stated that she needed to kill Wilson and talked about that she both had not too long ago bought a firearm or deliberate to, the caller informed police.
Anybody with data on Armstrong’s whereabouts is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Heart at 1-800-336-0102 or submit a tip on-line.
