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Gilmer Police, Upshur County Sheriff's Office and now Texas DPS are looking for an alleged double murderer who is still on the run.

Funerals for Mandy Ray, 35, and Shakerrie (Dermetrica) Waters, 37, both of Gilmer, will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, at 12 p.m., at the Gilmer Civic Center.

A Longview woman and sister of a man wanted in an Upshur County double homicide has been arrested on a charge related to helping him evade arrest.

Officials believe Laquesha helped Alvin in escaping from the Upshur County area on the night of the murders.

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GILMER, Texas — The Upshur County Sheriffs Office has arrested the sister of the double-murder suspect for allegedly helping her brother escape after murdering two women on Nov. 4.

A Gilmer man suspected in a double homicide in Upshur County is believed to have received assistance in evading authorities, according to the sheriffs office.

UPSHUR COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are searching for a Gilmer man wanted in connection with a homicide investigation.

McKnight is still on the run and the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office still searching for him.

Law enforcement agencies throughout the region are continuing their search for an Upshur County double murder suspect. Forty-one-year-old Alvin “Pookie” McKnight Jr is accused of shooting to death 35-year-oild Mandy Ray and 37-year-old Dermetrica Dashaunda Waters of Gilmer. McKnight is a 6ft. 5in. t