4 killed in shooting at Kentucky home; suspect dead

Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky.

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 heard shots being fired when they arrived at a home in Florence at 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, and three people were taken to a hospital in Cincinnati in critical condition. They were expected to recover, Mallery said.

The suspect, identified by police as Chase Garvey, 21, led officers on a chase that ended after his vehicle went off a road and fell into a ditch. Garvey had a self-inflicted gunshot wound and died at a hospital, police said.

People had gathered at the home for a birthday party for the 21-year-old son of the homeowner, identified as Melissa Parrett, 44, who died in the shooting. 

Police said that it appeared that Garvey knew people at the party but he had not been invited.