Press release
HUGO, OKLA. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred yesterday at approximately 2 p.m. in Hugo, Okla. While agents are still interviewing witnesses and conducting an investigation, this is what is known at this time:
• Detectives with the Hugo Police Department were looking for 21-year-old William Devaughn Smith in connection with the armed robbery of a Pizza Hut in Hugo on April 11.
• On April 26, 2019, two Hugo detectives made contact with Smith while he was parked at a food center located at 400 West Bissell in Hugo and shots were fired. Smith was wounded and taken to the hospital in Paris, Texas, which is 26 miles from Hugo.
• Four children were inside the vehicle. Three children, ages five, four and one, were also injured and taken to a Tulsa-hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
• Smith was treated and released from the hospital at which point he was placed under arrest by the Paris Police Department for the armed robbery of the Pizza Hut.
• As of April 27, Smith is still in custody in Paris.
• The two Hugo police detectives are on paid administrative leave.
The OSBI has no further information at this time.
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