FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) – Four people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting early Saturday at a home in northern Kentucky, police said.
The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle chase that ended when the suspect’s car fell into a ditch, police said.
Police found seven shooting victims when they arrived at a home in Florence around 2:50 a.m., the city’s police department said in a news release.
Four people were found dead, police said. Three people were taken to a Cincinnati hospital in critical condition.
The suspect led police on a chase that ended after his vehicle left the road and ended up in a ditch. The suspect suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound and died at a hospital, police said.
According to police, the suspect acted alone and there was no ongoing threat to the public. No further details were immediately released.
Florence is located approximately 12 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio.