William Boyette, the man suspected in the deaths of three women in the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama, turned a gun on  himself Tuesday in a motel in Georgia, according to authorities. Boyette died at the scene and Mary Rice, the woman who was on the run with him, surrendered to authorities.

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Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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