According to the Florence Police Department, what started as a 21st birthday celebration became a sad occurrence on Saturday in Florence, Kentucky.
Four people passed away and three others were injured in the tragedy. Additionally dead is the suspected gunman, Chase Garvey.
🚨🇺🇸 Florence Kentucky Police department give a press conference on the mass shooting that occurred late last night 4 were killed in 3 are injured and in the hospital in stable condition.
The police gave chase to the suspect he ended up, shooting himself and crashing his car and… pic.twitter.com/H4TYVF6tjK
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A database kept by the Associated Press and USA Today indicates that this incident represents the 20th mass killing in the United States in 2024.
Important Details of the July 6 Florence, Ky. Shooting
Chief Jeff Mallery of the Florence Police Department gave specifics of the event, which happened around 11 miles south of Cincinnati and almost 90 miles northeast of Louisville.
Responding to a complaint of gunshots fired at around 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, at a Florence, Ky., house hosting a 21st birthday celebration, officers Among the departed was the party host, Melissa Parrett.
Chase Garvey, 21-year-old alleged shooter who left the scene, came under identification by witnesses. One Boone County Sheriff’s office officer among others found Garvey’s car and tried to stop him. Garvey left once again, though, finally shooting himself and wrecking the car. At a hospital close by, he passed away from his wounds.
Police said Garvey acted alone and have not found a motivation. Police first found no links between Garvey and the partygoers, but Paris Miller, the sister of victim Shane Miller, came forward to say another victim, Delaney Eary, was Garvey’s ex-girlfriend.
“This is the first mass shooting in Florence, and it is very emotional for the victims, their families, and the officers who responded,” Chief Mallery said, reflecting the emotional toll the incident took.
‼️BREAKING: 4 DEAD, 3 INJURED IN ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING 😱
📌 Florence | Kentucky
21yo Chase Garvey was IDENTIFIED as the SHOOTER 👀
John Wayne ran up in the party and started shooting everybody and killed 4 people and 3 were seriously injured 😱
Chase fled the scene before… pic.twitter.com/bTlQXiVsnv
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The department and the city will also help the responding cops with medical assistance and peer support, he said.
The Florence Police Department published the dead victim names:
Melody Parrett, 44 from Florence, Kentucky.
Twenty-year Florence, Kentucky resident Shane Miller.
From Elsmere, Kentucky, Hayden Rybicki, twenty.
Delaney Eary, 19 years Burlington, Kentucky.
Speaking about her brother Shane and Eary, Paris Miller said Shane was sweet and compassionate and Eary always had a brilliant, broad smile.
Transported to UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, the three other patients are in stable condition. One expects them to recover totally.
Chief Mallery said Garvey was a convicted criminal. According to Kenton County records, Garvey, aged 18, was arrested and prosecuted in 2021 for allegedly raping a 13-year-old child. Garvey entered a guilty plea to an illegal transaction with a juvenile in the second degree, so in April 2023 he was sentenced to five years of probation.
Definitions of the phrase “mass shooting” differs depending on the entity. Excluding events involving gang violence, drug violence, domestic conflicts, or originating from another criminal conduct, the FBI defines it as an event whereby one or more people try to kill somebody in a populous location. Everytown for Gun Safety defines a mass shooting as an occurrence whereby four or more people die—not counting the shooter.
FLORENCE, KENTUCKY
Police: 4 dead, 3 injured in mass shooting at birthday party in Florence; suspect dead
Authorities in Florence, Kentucky are giving an update on a mass shooting.
JULY 8,2024
Four people were killed and three others were injured in an early morning shooting… pic.twitter.com/RMoi2JHuYb
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Mass shootings slightly dropped as of 2022. According to the National Criminal Justice Association, the FBI recorded 50 mass shooting events in 2022—down from 61 in 2021.
Major Points:
- A 21st birthday celebration in Florence, Kentucky, ended in tragedy with a mass shooting that left four people dead and three injured.
- The suspected shooter, Chase Garvey, fled the scene and later died from self-inflicted injuries after a police pursuit.
- The victims included Melissa Parrett, Shane Miller, Hayden Rybicki, and Delaney Eary, with Eary identified as Garvey’s ex-girlfriend.
- Police believe Garvey acted alone and have not identified a clear motive for the shootings.
- This incident is the 20th mass killing in the U.S. in 2024, and the Florence Police Department is offering support to the responding officers.
Susan Guglielmo – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
