Complex sentence: There was initially confusion as various conflicting reports of Nhung's demise surfaced, one source telling journalists that Nhung lived in a cottage within the grounds of Minh's villa and shot himself outside his house.
Split into simpler sentences: There was initially confusion, as various conflicting reports of Nhung's demise surfaced. One source told journalists that Nhung lived in a cottage within the grounds of Minh's villa and shot himself outside his house.