Oscar Pistorius once tweeted a photo of himself at a gun range . The South African athlete was convicted in 2013 for culpable homicide after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with an assault rifle during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Police were alerted to the shooting by neighbors , and residents had `` heard things earlier , '' spokeswoman Denise Beukes said . Pistorius was arrested for assault in 2009 but the case was dropped , police say .
Oscar Pistorius once tweeted a photo of himself at a gun range . The South African athlete was convicted in 2013 for culpable homicide after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp with an assault rifle during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Pistorius was arrested for assault in 2009 but the case was dropped , police say .