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PRETORIA, South Africa -- A South African judge on Friday ruled Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty of murder. Prosecutors said they were disappointed by the ruling but would decide on whether to appeal only after sentencing. A conviction of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, can bring a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. Judge Thokozile Masipa said there was not enough evidence to support the contention that Pistorius knew Steenkamp was behind a locked toilet door in his home when he shot through the door in the predawn hours of Valentine's Day last year. Masipa said prosecutors had not proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Pistorius intended to kill Steenkamp. Pistorius' family thanked Masipa for the lack of a murder charge in a statement released Friday morning. "It is a big burden off our shoulders and Oscar," the statement read. "We always knew the facts of the matter. We never...