Pistorius, a double amputee born without fibulas in his legs, has trained hard to participate in the Olympics despite having to wear prosthetic legs. NBC's Mary Carillo reports.
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By Cecile Antonie and Jason Cumming, NBC News
A woman has been found shot dead at the South African home of Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, police said Thursday.
Britain's Sky News reported that the woman had been shot in the head and arm and that the 26-year-old Pistorius was being interviewed by police in Pretoria.
Citing local reports, Reuters reported that the woman was believed to be Pistorius' girlfriend and that the sprinter may have mistaken her for a burglar.
"We can confirm a 26-year-old man has been taken into custody following a complaint by a neighbor that there was a shooting at the home of Oscar Pistorius," a police spokesman told NBC News. "He is being charged with murder and he will appear in the Pretoria regional court later this afternoon."
Pistorius was born?without a fibula in both legs and races wearing carbon fiber prosthetic blades.
Known as the "Blade Runner," Pistorius was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics. He qualified for the 400-meter semi-finals and 4 x 400-meter final at the London 2012 Summer Games.?
His website highlighted that Pistorius ran in 11 races?during the London 2012 Olympics and Paralymics and returned home with "two Paralympic gold medals, Paralympic silver, two world records, a Paralympic record, an Olympic individual semi-final and an Olympic final."
He achieved headlines worldwide after qualifying for the 2011 world championships in Daegu, South Korea, and is the world's most famous disabled athelete.
Speaking to Sky News, South African journalist Kribani Pillay described Pistorius as a "national hero and national icon."
Oscar Pistorius may soon make history as the first double amputee to compete in the Olympics. The South African sprinter's emergence as one of the world's fastest runners has generated controversy over whether his carbon fiber prosthetic legs give him an unfair advantage, something he vehemently denies. NBC Sports' Mary Carillo reports.
This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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