Summer house The star’s cousin, West Wilson, has been arrested and charged with the murder of his grandmother, according to authorities.
Law enforcement officials in Carroll County, Missouri, responded to reports of a shooting at a home on West 14th Street in Carrollton, Missouri, on April 22 at approximately 10:25 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. At the scene, a deputy with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office found a woman, 75-year-old Gayle R. Wilson, dead inside the home.
“A witness at the scene identified the male suspect, who was also still at the scene. The suspect was taken into custody without incident,” a new statement read.
Dakota Sweeney, 28, was later identified as the suspect and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Sweeney is being held in the Caldwell County Jail on a no bond warrant.
the people Sweeney and a witness were still inside the home when authorities arrived, she reported. The victim and witness were later identified as “Sweeney’s grandparents,” according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol probable cause statement.
Sweeney’s grandfather reportedly watched him sit on a “sofa next to Victim #1 for approximately 30 minutes and without warning shot Victim #1 in the head,” according to the release. the people He reported that his grandfather also claimed that “earlier in the evening Sweeney and Victim No. 1 had had an argument about Sweeney not helping with chores around the residence.” Investigators later found the “wallet” on Sweeney.
Hollywood Reporter I have reached out to a West representative for comment.
The news arrives amidst a time when the headlines of Summer house The star who is currently at the center of a reality TV scandal. Throughout March, rumors that West had begun dating his co-star Amanda Batula flooded gossip sites, though the two have consistently denied the allegations.
The rumors were particularly offensive due to Ciara Miller’s relationships with both of them. Miller dated West poorly and their romance did not end on great terms; While Miller was also a very close friend of Patula.
On March 31, West and Amanda released a joint statement confirming their relationship, effectively creating Bravo’s latest scandal. To add more drama, Batula announced her separation from them Summer house co-star, husband Kyle Cook, in January, and the breakdown of their marriage will be depicted in the upcoming spin-off In the city.
Sweeney was arrested on April 22, one day before the scheduled date Summer house The Season 10 reunion was filmed in New York City. The reunion will mark the first time Miller will come face to face with West and Patula on camera after confirming their relationship.
On April 23, the scandal became more complex when an audio recording from the group was leaked online. Bravo immediately launched an investigation into the leak, with the network finding on Sunday that a production employee had released the unauthorized recording. Additional leaked audio recordings from the filming circulated online in the days after the investigation concluded.
West has joined the cast of Bravo’s film Summer house In season 8, which began airing in 2024. During this segment (which was filmed in 2023), West met the cast and began a romantic relationship with Miller, whom he dated until the end of the year. In season eight of the reality series, they announced that they were no longer together, and Miller revealed that West said he could not commit to a serious relationship with her “for reasons related to the show”, and later admitted that he wanted to be celibate amid the attention he received from women for appearing on the reality show.
West and Miller were on the rocks throughout the ninth season of the series Summer house. Season 10 premiered in February and is currently airing, as the two grew closer to each other and rehashed aspects of their past romance. While Patula faced struggles in her marriage, Miller remained a staunch supporter.
