A prosecutor from one of South Carolina’s most prominent legal families found his wife and son killed by gunfire near their property earlier this month, police announced. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) issued a release about their investigation into the deaths of Margaret Murdaugh, 52, and Paul Murdaugh, 22. Authorities said that on June 7 around 10 p.m., Alex Murdaugh, a prosecutor for the 14th Judicial Circuit, called 911 and told the dispatch center that he found the bodies of his wife and son outside their residence. Police arrived at the location and started a double murder investigation. “Deputies immediately responded to the location where it appeared that Paul and Maggie had both sustained multiple gunshot wounds,” SLED said in a release. “SLED agents have been working the case continuously since arriving on the scene with the assistance of the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office deputies and others, and that work …
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