'BLADE RUNNER' CHARGED WITH MURDER

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius was charged on Thursday with murdering his girlfriend.

According to Reuters, police launched an investigation after the body of 30-year-old Reeva Steenkamp was found at the sprinter's home on the outskirts of Pretoria.

Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale told The Associated Press that officers found a 9-mm pistol at the scene.

Police spokesperson Captain Sarah Mcirca also confirmed that the victim was shot in the arm and the head, USA Today reported.

"There are witnesses and they have been interviewed this morning. We are talking about neighbors and people that heard things earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place," police brigadier Denise Beukes said.

The circumstances of the shooting have not yet been released.

Steenkamp, a model and 30-year-old law school graduate, had been dating Pistorius for several months, NBC News reported.

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