New Year's Eve Marred By Murder, Suicide

"CHEROKEE, NC — Authorities say the suspect in the killing of one man and wounding of another at a hotel on the Cherokee Indian Reservation has committed suicide.

"Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran said John Stanley, of Bryson City, shot himself Friday evening as police closed in on him in Georgia, several hours after the North Carolina shooting.

"Authorities did not release the names of the men shot at the Quality Inn or any circumstances of the shooting.

"The hotel, packed with guests celebrating New Year's Eve, was closed much of the day as investigators looked for evidence."

From blueridgenow.com...