Austin, TX
Texas Woman Sought In Murder Of Pro Cyclist Anna Wilson: Police
AUSTIN, TX — Authorities in Texas are looking for a lady they are saying killed a Vermont bike owner after she reportedly dated the girl’s boyfriend, in accordance with the U.S. Marshals Service in Austin.
On Could 17, the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Job Power issued an arrest warrant for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 35, who’s suspected of killing 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson, knowledgeable off-road bike owner who was in Texas for a race.
Wilson was present in an East Austin on Could 11, unconscious and bleeding from a number of gunshot wounds, police mentioned. She was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
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Based on a New York Occasions report, Armstrong was courting Colin Strickland, one other star gravel bike owner. Wilson was additionally reportedly courting Strickland, the Occasions reported, citing police.
On the evening she was killed, Wilson and Strickland reportedly visited the Deep Eddy pool in Austin, in accordance with a police affidavit posted by The Austin American-Statesman. Based on the affidavit, Strickland informed police he started a romantic relationship with Wilson throughout a quick break in his relationship with Armstrong.
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A tipster informed police that when Armstrong discovered concerning the relationship between Strickland and Wilson, she “grew to become livid and was shaking in anger,” in accordance with the American-Statesman. The tipster additionally informed police that Armstrong mentioned she needed to kill Wilson.
Strickland released a statement to the American-Statesman on Friday.
“There isn’t a option to adequately categorical the remorse and torture I really feel about my proximity to this horrible crime,” Strickland mentioned within the assertion. “I’m sorry and I merely can’t make sense of this unfathomable tragedy.”
Within the assertion, Strickland acknowledged the temporary romantic relationship between him and Wilson that befell in October 2021. On the time of her loss of life, Strickland mentioned the connection between them was “platonic {and professional}.”
In an announcement to NBC Information, Wilson’s household known as her loss of life “mindless.”
“We’re completely devastated by the lack of our stunning daughter and sister, Anna Moriah Wilson,” her household mentioned. “There are not any phrases that may categorical the ache and struggling we’re experiencing because of this mindless, tragic loss.”
Anybody with info on Armstrong’s whereabouts is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals Service Communications Middle at 1-800-336-0102 or submit a tip utilizing the USMS Suggestions app.
Suggestions may additionally be despatched to the Capital Space Crime Stoppers at 1-800-893-8477.
To request elimination of your identify from an arrest report, submit these required objects to arrestreports@patch.com.