Oklahoma Fugitive Killed in Police Shootout

May 12, 2017
Oklahoma Fugitive Killed in Police Shootout
Michael Vance,38, had been on the run since October 23 when he shot two Oklahoma police
officers and killed two of his relatives. Vance then later appeared on Facebook Live, bragging
about his actions and threatening more violence.
The two relatives were Robert and Valerie Kay Wilkson who were later identified as his aunt
and uncle. Ronald Everett Wilkson, 55, had been shot and had stab wounds to his neck
"consistent with an attempt to sever his head," an arrest affidavit said. Valerie Kay Wilkson, 54,
had similar neck wounds along with defensive wounds on her arms, the affidavit stated.
He was camping out in Hammon, Oklahoma, about 150 west of where his rampage began in
Wellston. Vance had shot and wounded a Dewey County officer and escaped in a car early on
Sunday, according to U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Dave Turk. He managed to evade
authorities by fleeing in a car. At around 9:30, Dewey County Sheriff Clay Sander caught up with
Vance and pulled him over.
The Sheriff was then wounded in a shoot and Vance escaped. An Oklahoma Highway Patrol
trooper later spotted Vance. A shootout erupted and Vance was killed.