Authorities reveal identity of suspected Kentucky mass shooter

Officers from the Florence Police Department in Kentucky arrived at a residence Saturday to find seven victims suffering from gunshot wounds. Four were pronounced dead at the scene and the suspected shooter was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted wound after a car chase.

It was around 2:51 a.m. when they arrived at the residence, located on Ridgecrest Drive in Florence, Ky. – a town of approximately 33,000 people around 12 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio – after receiving multiple calls about an active shooter. As of Saturday afternoon, the three survivors of the shooting had been transported to the University of Cincinnati Hospital and were in critical but stable, according to a press release from police .

“Officers quickly located the fleeing suspect near Fairview Drive and US42 and initiated a traffic stop. The suspect continued to flee and the pursuit ensued,” said the release. “The pursuit concluded on Dale Heimbrock Way near Hicks Place after the suspect vehicle left the roadway and came to a rest in the ditch. Officers found the suspect to have sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect was transported to St. Elizabeth, where he was pronounced deceased.”

WLWT reported that the shooting occurred at a 21st birthday party.

Authorities identified the suspect as 21-year-old Chase Garvey of Florence. Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public and that Garvey acted alone.

Identities of the deceased victims have also been released. They are: 20-year-old Shane Miller of Florence; 20-year-old Hayden Rybicki of Elsmere, Ky.; 19-year-old Delaney Eary of Burlington, Ky. and 44-year-old Melissa Parrett of Florence. WLWT said Parrett was throwing a birthday party for her son.

According to the Gun Violence Archive , there have been 277 mass shootings (with three or more victims) so far in 2024, including 15 mass shootings.

An investigation into the incident in Florence continues. Anyone who might have information about the incident can contact police at 859-647-5420.