Posted: Dec 29, 2009 12:05 AM EST
by Nate Bishop, Henry Rosoff & Ryan McCarthy
EVANT - Police are investigating the shooting death of a Coryell County man. The shooting occurred in Evant just before 9 o'clock Monday evening on the 200 Block of Putnam Street.
News Channel 25 was the only news crew on the scene.
Neighbors said they witnessed loud argument occurring between a woman and her ex-husband just outside her house. They went back inside and heard five gun shots in quick succession.
"It sounded like fireworks," one neighbor said.
The neighbors said they then rushed outside to see the ex-husband standing over the body of the victim, who is the ex-wife's boyfriend. Neighbors said the ex-wife and boyfriend lived together at the home with her two children.
The Coryell County Sheriff's Office confirms that the ex-husband shot the boyfriend, killing him. They would not identify anyone involved in the shooting, or comment further.
Eyewitnesses said the suspect then stood over the body looking shocked, before pulling out his cell phone and calling 911. They said he then moved his white SUV across the street, and walked away.
Authorities caught up with the man as he was walking down the block, and took him into custody.
Evant is a small community of about 400 people near the boarders of Hamilton and Coryell Counties.
"We didn't think it was anything at first," one neighbor said. "I mean it's Evant, nothing happens here."
News Channel 25 is following this story closely. Tune into Good Morning Texas starting at 5:30am. For the latest on this developing story.
A compilation of daily news articles from around the United States about deaths (including both people and animals) that appear to occur in the context of a past or present intimate relationship, focusing on 2009-present. (NOTE: this blog is limited to incidents that appear in the media and are captured by our search terms. We recognize this is not an exhaustive portrayal of all deaths resulting from intimate violence.) When is society going to realize intimate violence makes victims of us all?
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