UPDATE published on Nov. 4, 2025 @ 5 p.m.
The identities of the suspect and victim from Saturday afternoon’s apparent murder-suicide in Flowery Branch has been released.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is reporting that 50-year-old Mallory Jane Whitaker of Gainesville was the victim in the shooting.
The suspect, who reportedly killed himself after shooting Whitaker, has been identified as 51-year-old Adrian Gabriele Alexander of Flowery Branch.
Alexander and Whitaker were the parents of the nine-year-old child who witnessed the shooting before calling a friend via FaceTime.
The child was unharmed physically. The case remains open to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting.
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Original story published on Nov. 2, 2025 @ 9:05 a.m.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Flowery Branch.
HCSO said a man shot and killed a Gainesville woman at his Flowery Branch Home on the 5400 block of Bushnell Court then turned the gun on himself. Deputies were dispatched to the scene just after 3 p.m. Upon arrival at the scene, they discovered the 50-year-old victim dead at the threshold of the residence. Deputies discovered the body of the 51-year-old gunman in the basement.
A nine-year-old child was inside the home at the time of the shooting, HCSO said she was physically unharmed.
HCSO criminal investigators arrived at the scene. According to their investigation to date, the child witnessed the shooting and contacted a friend via FaceTime. The friend told her parents about the call. The parents in turn called 911.
Investigators said the victim was shot multiple times. The gunman died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. At this time, HCSO is withholding the names of those involved until out-of-state next-of-kin can be located.
Investigators contacted the Department of Family and Children’s Services to assist with placement of the child. Ultimately, she was released into the custody of a relative.
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