Four victims, one suspect killed in New York shooting

FLORENCE, Ky. (WXIX) — Four people and a suspect are dead following a mass shooting early Saturday in Florence, according to the Florence Police Department.

Officers were called to a home on Ridgecrest Drive shortly before 3 a.m. for multiple calls about an “active shooter,” police said.

Seven people were found at the scene with gunshot wounds, the department said.

According to Florence police, four of the seven victims were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Ridgecrest Drive. The other three victims remain hospitalized at UC Hospital.

The suspected lone gunman fled the scene, but police say he was spotted near Farmview Drive and US-42.

A pursuit ensued before ending on Dale Heimbrock Way near Hicks Pike when the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a ditch.

The suspect, who has not been identified, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

He was taken to St. Elizabeth’s, where he died, police said.

The investigation is ongoing.

Call Florence Police at 859-371-1234 if you have any information.

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