US Lawyer Shot In The Head Months After His Wife, Son Killed: Report

The lawyer was changing a tire on the side of a country road when someone in a truck drove past, then returned and fired at him, his lawyer told The New York Times.

A prominent South Carolina lawyer whose family has deep roots in regional law enforcement has been shot in the head, just months after his son and wife were mysteriously murdered, authorities said. The lawyer, Alex Murdaugh, was changing a tire on the side of a country road when someone in a truck drove past, then returned and fired at him, his lawyer, Jim Griffin, told The New York Times. Murdaugh, 53, survived and was airlifted to a hospital, where he was able to describe the attack to his brother, media reports said. The sheriff's office in coastal Hampton County confirmed the shooting and said it was investigating.