Oscar Pistorius and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp during the Feather Awards held at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg.(Photo: Lucky Nxumalo, AFP/Getty Images)
Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic star known as the Blade Runner, has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp at his home in South Africa.
The shock and sadness of this news manifested itself on Twitter early Thursday morning. But even amid the instant reaction, two old tweets — from Pistorius and his girlfriend — are getting the most attention on social media.
(1) @OscarPistorius bragging about his score at a shooting range in Nov. 2011: “Spent the afternoon at the Tormezzo Italian Shooting range. Had a 96% headshot over 300m from 50shots! Bam!”
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