Mass Shooting at Kentucky Birthday Party Leaves Four Dead, Three Injured>

Summary:
In a tragic mass shooting in Florence, Northern Kentucky, four individuals were killed and three others injured during a birthday party at a home on Ridgecrest Drive early Saturday morning. The victims include Hayden Rybicki (20), Delaney Eary (19), Melissa Parrett (44), and Shane Miller (20). The homeowner, Parrett, was hosting her son’s 21st birthday party when Chase Garvey (21), an uninvited but known individual, opened fire. Garvey fled the scene and was later found in a crashed vehicle with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, subsequently pronounced dead at a hospital. The motive remains unclear, and an investigation is ongoing. This incident marks the 277th mass shooting in the US in 2024, according to the Gun Violence Archive.