Jeffrey Kent Powell, 45, and Billie Jean West, 63, killed by suspected road rage shooter Jeremy Doss Hardy, 36, on Interstate 40 in Custer County, Oklahoma

Modified Date: 
Fri, 06/14/2019 - 2:01pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

2 dead in suspected road rage shootings in Oklahoma

ARAPAHO, Okla. (AP) — A man firing randomly from his pickup truck killed two people in separate shootings on an Oklahoma interstate, a local sheriff said. The suspected shooter surrendered early Thursday and was being held in a county jail. Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples said reports came in at about 11:50 p.m. Wednesday of a man firing at vehicles on Interstate 40 in Canadian County, which is adjacent to Oklahoma City. The man apparently continued driving west on the interstate, firing at vehicles as he drove fast and erratically, the sheriff said. One person was fatally shot in the Caddo County town of Hydro and another was killed more than 10 miles away in Weatherford, Peoples said.

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Wednesday of a man firing at vehicles on Interstate 40 in Canadian County, which is adjacent to Oklahoma City. Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples says reports came in late Wednesday of a man firing at vehicles on Interstate 40 in Canadian County in central Oklahoma. Multiple other vehicles were struck by gunfire in the incident early Thursday, and the suspect surrendered without incident. A western Oklahoma sheriff says two people are dead after a man drove through three counties on Interstate 40, firing randomly from his pickup truck. Custer County Sheriff Bruce Peoples said reports came in at about 11:50 p.m.

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The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said just after midnight, the suspect was driving west on I-40 and ran a man and woman off the highway near El Reno. The man was then shot and pronounced dead at the scene. A short time later, near Weatherford, authorities said a woman was shot inside her car. She was taken to a Weatherford hospital where she was pronounced dead. The OHP reports the suspect also fired shots at a number of semis on the Interstate, but didn't hit anyone. The suspect surrendered without incident.

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We found Hardy has a criminal past, including convictions in Texas for child abuse and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

He's expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Rage
People Involved: 
Jeffrey Kent Powell
Billie Jean West
Jeremy Doss Hardy
Roadway: 
Interstate 40

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