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Suspect's relatives suffered severe knife wounds; Arrest warrant issued for Michael Vance

Posted at 8:23 PM, Oct 24, 2016
and last updated 2016-10-24 21:23:37-04

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma County investigators says the aunt and uncle of a man wanted in the shooting of two police officers suffered severe knife wounds to their necks consistent with someone attempting to sever their heads.

An Oklahoma County judge on Monday issued an arrest warrant for 38-year-old Michael Vance for two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of 55-year-old Ronald Everett Wilkson and 54-year-old Valerie Kay Wilkson.

Oklahoma County Deputy Michael Belanger wrote in an affidavit that Ronald Wilkson was shot once and suffered knife wounds "consistent with an attempt to sever his head."

The affidavit says Valerie Wilkson had similar knife wounds to her neck as well as several defensive wounds on her arms.

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