An Oklahoma man has been arrested after he allegedly shot his twin sister and her 17-month-old daughter to death and then fled to Georgia.
Grant Wilson, a 31-year-old native of Oklahoma, was arrested in Monroe County, south of Atlanta, on Sunday morning, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said.
The agency said that LeFlore County Sheriff’s deputies had responded to a home in Poteau at about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and found Gabrielle Wilson, 31, and her toddler daughter dead from apparently gunshot wounds.
OSBI investigators determined the victim’s twin brother was the suspect. According to KHBS, an arrest affidavit said that surveillance footage had seen a car at Gabrielle Wilson’s home for only about four minutes before it left. Investigators determined that vehicle belonged to her twin brother, Grant.
Deputies in Georgia spotted the vehicle at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning traveling south along Interstate 475 near Macon, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said. They attempted a traffic stop, but Wilson fled, leading them on a brief pursuit before he gave up and stopped.
The sheriff’s office said he was armed with a pistol when he was arrested, and a search of the vehicle turned up more weapons, including a Browning lever-action rifle, a shotgun, several loaded magazines, and a variety of loose ammunition. They also found packed bags containing clothing, long-term food supplies, and more ammunition.
Oklahoma detectives don’t yet know a motive for the murders, but court records say family members said the pair had a history of violent arguments and physical confrontations, KHBS said.
Wilson was booked on two counts of first degree murder and is awaiting extradition back to Oklahoma.
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[Featured image: Grant Wilson/Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation]
