Oh this is so sad. All the details have not yet been released, but it seems as though this was Valentines Day surprise gone wrong (there are some conflicting reports). Our thoughts & prayers are with everyone involved. Report after the jump…
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According to Dan Wetzel at Yahoo Sports:
Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee “Blade Runner” who inspired the world by competing as a sprinter in the London Olympics, is under police custody Thursday after allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend, who he may have mistaken for an intruder, according to the South African news agency News24.
A Pretoria police captain confirmed to News24 that the woman, Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot in both the head and arm and died at the scene. It is believed four shots were fired, and police say a 9mm pistol was recovered from the home in the suburban Silverwoods Country Estate’s area of Pretoria, the nation’s capital.
Pistorius was brought into custody soon after for additional questioning over the circumstances of the death. He is expected to appear in Pretoria Magistrate court on Thursday according to News24.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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Via Associated Press:
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been arrested in the shooting death of his girlfriend, police and the woman’s talent agent said Thursday.
Capacity Relations talent management firm said 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp was the victim of the shooting.
Police spokeswoman Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale told The Associated Press that officers received a call around 3 a.m. saying there had been a shooting at the 26-year-old double-amputee runner’s home in a gated housing complex in the capital, Pretoria. A 9 mm pistol was recovered and a murder case opened against Pistorius, who is to appear in court later Thursday.
South African media speculated that Pistorius may have mistaken the young woman for an intruder.
Steenkamp tweeted her excitement about Valentine’s Day hours before the shooting.
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Via TMZ:
Steemkamp was killed inside Pistorius’ home in Pretoria, South Africa. There are reports there have been “previous incidents” between the two at the home.
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