Two Oklahomans die after being shot in vehicles on Interstate 40

A man who was shot to death Wednesday night as he drove on Interstate 40 near Hydro was remembered as someone who was always willing to lend a helping hand in his community.

Jeffrey Kent Powell, 45, of Arapaho, died at the scene, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation reported.

A second shooting victim, Billie Jean West, 63, of Lone Wolf, was found in a separate vehicle by a Weatherford police officer on routine patrol.

Jeremy Doss Hardy, 36, of Pasadena, Texas, was arrested on a DUI complaint after a short pursuit and taken to the Custer County jail. He also is the subject of an OSBI inquiry into the shooting deaths.