ACSO investigating apparent fatal drive-by shooting – Willingham Road

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The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and the Anderson County Coroner’s Office are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting incident that happened early Thursday morning that resulted in the death of a teenager.
Anderson County EMS, Medshore EMS and Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responded to 100 block of Willingham Road in Belton, around 2:30 am this morning and found one person deceased in the residence with an apparent gunshot wound. The Office of the Coroner was notified shortly thereafter.
Brent Simpson, Senior Deputy Coroner identified the victim as Elijah Delbert Allen Sergent, 14, Belton.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was inside the residence and was struck by a bullet fired from outside the residence in what appears to be a drive-by incident.
The death has been ruled a Homicide and an autopsy has been scheduled for Friday morning. The investigation is on-going by the Anderson County Office of the Coroner and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.