FLORENCE, Ky. (WXIX/Gray News) – Seven people were shot, four of them killed, during a shooting in Kentucky early Saturday morning.

Police officers responded to a house in Florence, Kentucky, at about 3 a.m. following reports of an “active shooter,” according to the Florence Police Department.

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

Four of the seven were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Florence Police Chief Jeff Mallery identified them as 19-year-old Delaney Eary, 20-year-old Hayden Rybicki, 44-year-old Melissa Parret and 20-year-old Shane Miller.

The other three victims remain hospitalized. They are expected to recover, Mallery reported.

The lone suspected shooter, identified by Mallery as 21-year-old Chase Garvey, drove off from the scene, but police reported officers “quickly” found his vehicle and a chase ensued.

Florence police said he eventually crashed his car in a ditch and fled the scene.

Garvey was reportedly found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Florence police.

He was taken to the hospital, where he died, according to police.

The shooting happened during a birthday for Parrett’s 21-year-old child, according to the chief.

Garvey was not invited to the party but did know those celebrating, Chief Mallery reported.

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A disturbance call Friday on Little Bear Highway in Marshall County led to the arrest of a Gilbertsville man.

According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, 39-year-old Jacob “Drew” Does was arrested on assault charges when deputies arrived at the scene.

They report that an adult victim was injured during the assault, and taken to a hospital for treatment.

A child was also reportedly assaulted by Does, and was taken to another location.

Does allegedly tried to assault deputies, and after being placed in a police cruiser, attempted to break out the windows.

He was also charged with criminal mischief, terroristic threatening, endangering the welfare of a minor, and menacing.

At the time of his arrest, Does was out on a personal recognizance bond for a pending criminal mischief charge.

July 4th may officially be over, but the fireworks will continue through at least the weekend. If you’ve purchased fireworks this millinia, there’s a decent chance you had a quote from the 2001 classic Joe Dirt running through your mind as you surveyed the options. If you were at a certain fireworks stand in the state of Kentucky last weekend, you may have even heard Joe Dirt himself recite it.

David Spade, who brought the mulleted janitor to life over two decades ago, performed at the Lexington Opera House last Sunday. On his way in or out of town, he stopped at a fireworks stand and recreated the scene from Joe Dirt in which Dirt gives a fireworks salesman grief over his limited selection. He had his phone camera rolling as he walked into the tent and recited the lines much to the surprise of the people running it.

“You’re gonna stand there…” he begins the famous line as the woman behind the table recognizes him. “Do a lot of people say that?”

Space interlaced his video with the scene from the movie in which Dirt rattles off a seemingly endless list of fireworks.

“You’re gonna stand there, ownin’ a fireworks stand, and tell me you don’t have no whistlin’ bungholes, no spleen splitters, whisker biscuits, honkey lighters, hoosker doos, hoosker don’ts, cherry bombs, nipsy daisers, with or without the scooter stick, or one single whistlin’ kitty chaser?”

The saleswoman does show him “The Godfather,” a mega variety pack worth $899, marked down from $1300.

“You think I’ve got that kind of money?!” he exclaims.

Spade continues to tour the stand, reading off various items in his Joe Dirt drawl. We never find out what he purchased, but it’s clear he gave the woman running that fireworks stand a story to tell for years to come.