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In late October 2016 a string of violent incidents across Oklahoma ended with the death of 38-year-old Michael Dale Vance Jr., a Native American man from Chandler. The sequence began October 23, 2016, in Wellston when officers responding to shots fired were engaged by Vance; two officers were shot and wounded and Vance was also injured before fleeing in a patrol car. He is reported to have shot a woman during a carjacking at a mobile home park, then driven to the home of his aunt and uncle, Ronald Everett Wilkson, 55, and Valerie Kay Wilkson, 54, whom authorities say he murdered in what was described as a rage killing.

A weeklong manhunt followed. Vance reportedly posted videos to Facebook while on the run. A tip led law enforcement to a makeshift campsite near Hammon; after fleeing that site he wounded Dewey County Sheriff Clay Sander during a traffic stop. Near Leedey an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper confronted Vance and Vance was shot and killed in the ensuing exchange. Vance had been facing a felony child sexual abuse charge and was scheduled to appear in court. Three people—Danny Roach, Reginald Moore, and April Harden—were later arrested and charged with accessory to felony murder for allegedly aiding Vance while he was a fugitive.

Are there witnesses or local details about any part of the October 23–30 timeline that could help clarify what happened?