Prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh, whose wife and son were fatally shot nearly three months ago, suffered a “superficial” gunshot to the head and is expected to recover, authorities and relatives said Sunday.
Jim Griffin, a family friend and attorney for Murdaugh, said Saturday that a pickup truck passed Murdaugh while he was changing a flat tire on a rural road in Hampton County. The truck turned around and someone inside opened fire, striking Murdaugh, Griffin said.
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WATCH HEREMurdaugh was flown to Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, for treatment of a “superficial” head wound, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division spokesman Tommy Crosby said.
Murdaugh’s black Mercedes-Benz SUV was being processed by investigators and authorities did not disclose a potential motive. Authorities have also not identified a motive or a suspect in the June 7 killings of Murdaugh’s wife, Margaret, 52, and son Paul, 22. Their bodies, which had been shot multiple times, were found near a dog kennel at their hunting lodge in Colleton County.
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