Residents of Oklahoma town demand answers in police shooting

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Residents of an Oklahoma town were still waiting for answers Monday on what prompted police to open fire on a pickup truck last week, wounding three children and a man who authorities say was wanted in a robbery.

Three days after the shooting, it remained unclear why gunfire broke out Friday when two Hugo police detectives tried to pick up William Devaughn Smith, 21, on a robbery warrant. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says Smith and four children were in the truck outside a community center that serves food. One child wasn't hurt. The agency had previously said the children's mother was in the truck but said Monday she was not.

The three children who were wounded have been released from the hospital.

OSBI said Monday that the children's mother, Olivia Hill, is in a relationship with Smith. Hill told KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas, that her 4-year-old daughter was shot in the head, her 5-year-old child has a skull fracture and that her 1-year-old has gunshot wounds on her face.

The state agency has not released the names of the detectives, who have since been placed on paid leave. The agency and local police also have not said how they connected Smith to the robbery of a restaurant earlier this month. Authorities have not said if Smith fired a weapon in the confrontation with police on Friday.

A statement from OSBI on Monday said the investigation is ongoing and evolving and that when it is complete, a report will be submitted to the local district attorney's office for review.

"Since the time of the incident on Friday afternoon, the OSBI has had agents on the ground collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses," the agency said.

Rodney Cox grew up in Hugo, a town with about 5,200 residents, and was leading demonstrations there Monday....