Man sought over missing Florida woman kills self

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MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a man sought for questioning in the disappearance of a South Florida woman killed himself when approached by deputies in the Florida Keys.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said 33-year-old Roy Blanco died Tuesday of a self-inflicted stab wound to the abdomen. A woman believed to be Blanco’s mother who was with him on Big Coppitt Key was rushed to a local hospital after apparently taking an unknown number of pills. The mother’s condition was not immediately available.

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