FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) 鈥� 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 that ended with the suspect's car falling into a ditch, police said.
Police heard shots 小蓝视频 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, police said. Three people were taken to a hospital in Cincinnati in critical condition. They were expected to recover, Mallery said.
The suspect led police on a chase that ended after his vehicle went off a road and fell into a ditch. The suspect 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 had gathered at the home for a birthday party for the 21-year-old son of the homeowner, Mallery said. The homeowner died in the shooting, the police chief said. It appeared that the 20-year-old suspect knew people at the party but he had not been invited, Mallery said.
A motive was under investigation.
鈥淚 know what's going on throughout the nation, but this is the first time that we've had a mass shooting in Florence,鈥� Mallery said. 鈥淵eah, it is very emotional. My emotions are for the victims, their families, the officers that responded, everybody that was touched by this situation.鈥�
Florence is located about 12 miles (19 kilometers) south of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Associated Press
