South Carolina Murdaugh family confident 'justice will be served' after double murder of mother, son: friend

Tangie Peeples Ohmar, a friend of the Murdaugh family, calls for justice to be served.The prominent South Carolina family of a mother and son who were killed is confident that "justice will be served," a friend told Fox News on Monday. Alex Murdaugh reportedly said he was not there when the shooting took place.SON OF PROMINENT SOUTH CAROLINA LEGAL FAMILY FOUND MURDERED WITH MOM MAY HAVE BEEN TARGETAccording to the report, sources are investigating whether Paul Murdaugh was the intended target of the shooting. Colleton County deputies turned the case over to state police and their police report said almost nothing other than two people were shot.South Carolina law requires police agencies to release any reports on crime they create within 14 days, and they must include details such as the nature and substance of the incident.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPJust two days after Paul and Maggie were killed, Randolph Murdaugh III’s, Paul’s grandfather and Maggie’s father-in-law also died, according to an announcement on Thursday from his law firm Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick.The firm didn’t give a cause of death, but Democratic state Sen. Margie Bright Matthews of Colleton County said Murdaugh, 81, was in intensive care when she asked for prayers for the family Tuesday on the Senate floor.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxSubscribedYou've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!