New Developments In Shooting of Former SC Attorney Alex Murdaugh

There’s been a new development in the shooting of former South Carolina Attorney Alex Murdaugh. According to his attorney Dick Harpootlian, Murdaugh arranged for a man to kill him so that his surviving son could collect a $10 million life insurance payout. 53 year old Murdaugh was shot in the head on September 4th on the side of the road while changing a tire in Hampton County but survived after being taken to a hospital in Savannah Georgia. Yesterday, he admitted to the scheme according to an affidavit to support charges against the alleged gunman 61 year old Curtis Smith.

According to the affidavit, Murdaugh supplied Smith with the firearm and told him to shoot him in the head. Smith admitted yesterday to being present at the shooting and to disposing of the firearm. Smith has been charged with assisted suicide, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud, pointing and presenting a firearm and assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature according to SLED.