Belton Police Investigating Afternoon Shooting

Belton Police Investigating Afternoon Shooting

Belton Police and a DPS Trooper responded to a shooting call at the Avenue O and Loop 121 intersection at 2:50 p.m. today.

Two men walking on Loop 121, after being released from Bell County Jail, were shot and received non-life threatening wounds. One of the men was transported to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, and the other refused medical treatment. 

The person who fired the shots fled the scene in a dark colored sedan, possibly a Nissan Maxima.

The investigation into the shooting is under way. No additional information is available at this time.