A beloved model is dead, those who knew her are in mourning, and one of the world's most admired Olympians is charged with her murder after a Valentine's Day shooting in South Africa. Oscar Pistorius, a Paralympic runner who blazed new terrain by competing in last summer's Olympics, is accused of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. A shooting took place inside his upscale home in Pretoria, South Africa, early Thursday, and only the two of them were there at the time, police said. Shock waves from the incident quickly reverberated across the world, casting a shadow over the man known as the "Blade Runner" for his achievements on prosthetic limbs.
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Oscar Pistorius once tweeted a photo of himself at a gun range
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Nike pulls an ad featuring Pistorius and the word "bullet"
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Reeva Steenkamp tweeted Wednesday about her "boo" making her a shake
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Pistorius was arrested for assault in 2009 but the case was dropped , police say
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