How was Alex Murdaugh shot, and why was he arrested? Mr. Murdaugh soon admitted that he had actually paid a former client to shoot him in the head. Two days after the shooting, Mr. Murdaugh issued a statement apologizing to his “family, friends and colleagues” and said he was entering rehab. His scheme to have his former client kill him ended in the arrest of both Mr. Murdaugh and the former client, Curtis E. Smith, 61. Mr. Murdaugh turned himself in to the police on Sept. 16 and was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and filing a false police report, all felonies.

Source: New York Times September 19, 2021 09:00 UTC