Shooting Victim in Anderson County Identified by Coroner

57-year-old Gregory Leon Belton of Anderson has been identified by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office as the victim of a shooting incident this morning.

Anderson County Deputies were called to a Diamond Street residence after a caller to 911 reported that shots had been fired. Belton suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The death is being treated as a homicide.

Anyone with information on this ongoing investigation is asked to call the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.