4 dead, 3 hurt after mass shooting during 21st birthday party in Kentucky; Suspect dies at hospital WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

FLORENCE, KY — Four people are dead and three are hurt after a mass shooting in Florence, Kentucky early Saturday morning, according to the Florence Police Department.

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At approximately 2:51 a.m., Florence police officers responded to reports of an active shooter inside a residence on Ridgecrest Drive.

During a press conference on Saturday, Florence Police Chief Jeff Mallery said the responding officers heard gunshots when they arrived, according to our media partners WCPO-9 TV.

Officers found seven victims on scene. Two of the victims were outside of the residence, WCPO-9 reported.

Four of the victims died on scene and the remaining three were transported to UC Medical Center. Police said those hospitalized are in “critical but stable condition.”

Mallery identified the four victims as Shane Miller, 20, Hayden Rybicki, 20, Delaney Eary, 19, and Melissa Parrett, 44.

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