Florida Man Kills Mother and 2 Other Women Before Dying in Gunfight With Deputies, Sheriff Says

BRADENTON, Fla.—A Florida man fatally shot his mother and two other women he knew in separate locations before dying in a gunfight with deputies hundreds of miles away, a sheriff said Tuesday. Officials identified the shooter as Javontee Brice, 28. Authorities believe Mr. Brice killed the women Monday night in Manatee County, south of Tampa, and was headed to Georgia to confront an ex-girlfriend when he was stopped by deputies from Hamilton County. During the stop, Mr. Brice got out of his car firing a handgun and was fatally shot by the deputies, Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said at a news conference. Hamilton County, which is along the Georgia border, is about 240 miles (386 kilometers) away from the scene of the other slayings....