Mike Ellis

mike.ellis@independentmail.com

Belton Police Chief Tommy Clamp said a woman is now in stable condition after allegedly being shot several times Monday morning by a man who then shot himself.

It is believed to be an attempted murder-suicide, the chief said.

Takeshia Jamison, 39, underwent surgery Monday morning and family members have told Clamp she is stable, he said.

The man, 47-year-old Jean Cesar, was found dead at about 5:30 a.m. after a shooting was reported at a home on Oak Drive in Belton. The two were dating, Clamp said.

The shooting is believed to be a domestic incident and there is no threat to anyone else, Clamp said.

Anderson County Deputy Coroner Don McCown said Jamison was shot 3 to 4 times in her extremities and abdomen.

He said Cesar died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A handgun was used in the shooting, McCown said.

The city police had been to the house once before for a domestic report, Clamp said.

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