Wanted for woman from Texas wanted in connection with in fatal shooting of professional cyclist who Authorities say there was once a romantic relationship with the suspect’s boyfriend.
Austin Police Issued Murder Warrant on Tuesday for Caitlin Marie Armstrong, 35 in in killing of 25-year- old Anna Moriah Wilson, according to the US Marshals Service.
Wilson was in Austin last week for a race when she was found bleeding and loss of consciousness with multiple gunshot wounds home night of May 11, police said. The first responders took life-saving measures, but it was stated dead. The autopsy determined the way of death be a killer. Austin police said at the time they had a man of interest in incident and that “shooting is not random act.”
The US Marshals stated that they currently Looking for Armstrong of Austin, who they said it was a suspect in in fatal shooting.
“Members of Fugitive Task Force Lone Star is actively investigating the fugitives and tracking down leads. on location of Armstrong,” the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. in statement on Friday.
According to the testimony in order for Armstrong arrest on a first-degree murder charge, Wilson came to Austin from San Francisco. for bicycling race when her friend came home and found Wilson alone lies on bathroom floor coated in blood. Armstrong’s 2012 Jeep Cherokee was captured. on surveillance footage from a neighbor’s house stops outside residence night of murder, according to sworn testimony.
Earlier this evening Wilson met with Colin Strickland, a professional cyclist from Austin, went swimming, according to a police friend, the affidavit says.
During police interrogation on On May 12, Strickland, 35, confirmed that he had been swimming. with Wilson, according to the affidavit. Strickland told police that he and Armstrong live together and met for about three years, the statement said. During a short break in their relationship in October 2021, he was in a “romantic relationship”. with Wilson before rekindling a relationship with Armstrong, according to an affidavit.
Strickland has since told police that he had to change Wilson’s name. in from his phone and deleted text messages “so Armstrong couldn’t find them,” the sworn letter said. Text messages from the night Wilson was killed revealed that Strickland had lied to Armstrong about his whereabouts “to hide that he with Wilson throughout the evening,” the sworn letter says.
Friend of Wilson who wanted to remain anonymous told police that Wilson and Strickland were “on-again, off-againrelationship, according to an affidavit. Another anonymous caller said that Armstrong discovered in January, when Strickland and Wilson were romantically involved, at which point Armstrong “became furious and trembling in anger, the sworn letter says. — Armstrong said that the caller Armstrong was so angry that Armstrong wanted to kill Wilson,” the statement said.
When the police questioned Armstrong on On May 12, she was “confronted with video evidence of her vehicle”but” she had no explanation why it was in in area and made no rebuttals in connection with the allegations,” the affidavit states. After further interrogation, Armstrong asked to leave, according to an affidavit.
Armstrong has since removed her. social media bills and “since that time no one has seen or heard”, according to the affidavit. Strickland told police that last saw her on May 13, the post says.
Two firearms that Strickland told police he bought for he and Armstrong were found on him and Armstrong. home in commemoration of Shooting, according to sworn testimony. Based on on cartridge cases found in place, the probability that one of weapons were involved in the killing is “significant,” the sworn letter says.
In a statement to KVUE, the Austin affiliate of ABC News, Strickland said he was “fully cooperating with with investigators” and expressed “torture about my proximity to this terrible crime.”
He said he had a “brief romantic relationship”. with Wilson from late October/early November 2021, and shortly after he “reconciled and rekindled” their relationship. with Armstrong, maintaining a “platonic and professional” relationship with Wilson.
Wilson death shocked cycling community. The athlete had won several gravel and mountain bike races in in past two seasons and recently quit her job to focus on racing, according to VeloNews, who interviewed Wilson a few days before she set to compete in 157 mile gravel locomotives in Hico, Texas on May 14.
Wilson, whom friends and acquaintances called Mo. family is survived her parents and brother. Her family said in ABC News statement that they are “devastated by the loss of our beauty daughter and sister.”
“There are no words that can express the pain and suffering we are experiencing because of this senseless, tragic loss. Moriah was talented, kind and caring young woman, her family said. “She was taken from her life before she had the opportunity to achieve everything she dreamed of. of. Our family and all those who I loved her and will miss her forever.”
Her family also wished specify that at the time of her death, Wilson was not involved with anyone romantically.
Wilson family hopes to create foundation in her memory to “share Moriah’s life story and heritage to inspire and enrich life of other”.
“With her visibility and presence in cycling worldshe wanted empower young women athletes, encourage people of all walks of life to find joy and meaning through sports and the community and inspire everyone to chase their dreams,” they said.
Lisa Sivertsen of ABC News contributed to this report.
