Suspect in pro cyclist's shooting in Texas briefly runs from officers at medical appointment

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A woman awaiting trial in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson tried to run from officers Wednesday after a visit to a doctor. A Travis County sheriff's spokeswoman says Kaitlin Armstrong was being escorted by two officers when she ran. Armstrong made it more than a block into a neighborhood.

Two corrections officers had taken Kaitlin Armstrong to the appointment and were escorting her back to a patrol vehicle “when she ran,” Travis County Sheriff spokeswoman Kristen Dark said.

Armstrong ran more than a block into a neighborhood, but she could be seen by deputies the entire time before she was caught, Dark said. Dark would not disclose whether Armstrong was wearing shackles on her arms or legs, or what medical treatment prompted the appointment outside of the jail clinic.Confrontation led to fatal shooting at private party at Pennsylvania community center, police sayThe corrections officers did not draw their firearms, but more details on how she was apprehended would not be disclosed, Dark said.

Police have said Wilson had previously dated Armstrong’s boyfriend, cyclist Colin Strickland, who they say has cooperated with investigators and is not a suspect.

 

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