2024 Florence, Kentucky, shooting

2024 Florence, Kentucky, shooting
Location38°58′18″N 84°40′54″W / 38.97175°N 84.68157°W / 38.97175; -84.68157
Florence, Kentucky, U.S.
DateJuly 6, 2024
c. 2:51 a.m. (EDT)
Attack type
WeaponHandgun
Deaths5 (including the perpetrator)
Injured3
PerpetratorChase Garvey
MotiveDisputed

On July 6, 2024, a man opened fire at a birthday party in Florence, Kentucky, United States, killing four people and wounding three others. The gunman, 21-year-old Chase Garvey, fled the scene in a vehicle, leading to a police pursuit that ended when he shot himself and the vehicle crashed into a ditch. The party was for the homeowner's son, who was celebrating his 21st birthday. Garvey is believed to have known several of the victims.