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4 killed in shooting at Kentucky party; suspect dead after vehicle chase, police say
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13 hours ago
FLORENCE, Ky. — Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky, police said.
The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit, police said.
Police heard shots fired when they arrived at a home in Florence about 2:50 a.m., said Jeff Mallery, the city's police chief. Police found seven shooting victims at the home, Mallery told media during a news conference.
Four people were found dead, police said. Three people were taken to a hospital in Cincinnati in critical condition. They were expected to recover, Mallery said.
Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting at a home in northern Kentucky. Police say the shooter was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he fled the scene and crashed his car in a ditch.
The suspect, identified by police as Chase Garvey, 21, led officers on a chase that ended when his vehicle went off a road into a ditch. Garvey had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and died at a hospital, police said.
Police said the suspect acted alone, and there was no ongoing threat to the public.
People gathered at the home for a birthday party for the 21-year-old son of the homeowner, Mallery said. The homeowner, identified as Melissa Parrett, 44, died in the shooting, the police chief said. It appeared Garvey knew people at the party but he was not invited, Mallery said.
The others killed in the shooting were Shane Miller, 20; Hayden Rybicki, 20; and Delaney Eary, 19, police said.
Police investigate the scene after responding to a shooting Saturday in Florence, Ky.
"I know what's going on throughout the nation, but this is the first time that we've had a mass shooting in Florence," Mallery said. "Yeah, it is very emotional. My emotions are for the victims, their families, the officers that responded, everybody that was touched by this situation."
Florence is a city of about 36,000 people located roughly 12 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Police say four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early morning shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky. Police say the shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch. Police say they found seven shooting victims when they arrived at a home in Florence at about 2:50 a.m. Saturday. Four people were found dead. Three others were taken to a hospital in Cincinnati in critical condition. Police say the suspect was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after his vehicle went into the ditch. The suspect died at a hospital.
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