Authorities have charged a man in the shooting of South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh in what they allege was a conspiracy to commit insurance fraud
Curtis Edward Smith, 61, of Colleton County 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 a South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.According to the affidavit filed to support the charges, Murdaugh allegedly conspired with Smith in the shooting on September 4, providing him with the firearm and instructing Smith to shoot him in the head.
The day before the shooting incident, Murdaugh had resigned from the law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick , according to the firm.South Carolina attorney shot in the head 3 months after his wife and son were killed Days later, the firm said Murdaugh's resignation came"after the discovery by PMPED that Alex misappropriated funds in violation of PMPED standards and policies."His license was subsequently suspended, according to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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