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Doorbell cam captures gunman moments before Florence mass shooting

Doorbell cam captures gunman moments before Florence mass shooting
FLORENCE, TODD -- WLWT NEWS FIVE. TODD THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT WE’RE ALSO TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SUSPECT’S ACTIONS LEADING UP TO THIS MASS SHOOTING. NEIGHBORS, SECURITY CAMERAS SHOW THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SCOPING OUT THE HOME ALMOST AN HOUR BEFORE HE ACTUALLY WENT INSIDE AND OPENED FIRE. AND WE HAVE WLWT NEWS. FIVE’S KAREN JOHNSON CONTINUING OUR TEAM COVERAGE. SHE’S HERE IN THE STUDIO WALKING US THROUGH THAT FOOTAGE. HI, KAREN. AND HEY, MIKE. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN WHAT WE AIR AS SOME OF THE RADIO TRAFFIC, THE AUDIO TRAFFIC, I SHOULD SAY THE AUDIO IS HORRIFIC AND WE DON’T WANT TO CAUSE MORE PAIN TO THE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY THAT’S ALREADY SUFFERING. OFFICERS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE RIDGECREST DRIVE HOME AT 251 SATURDAY MORNING. A NEIGHBOR’S SECURITY CAMERA SHOWS THE SUSPECT LURKING AROUND ALMOST AN HOUR EARLIER, JUST AFTER 2:00 SATURDAY MORNING, THE GUNMAN CHASED GARVEY IS SEEN HERE ON A SECURITY CAMERA WALKING BETWEEN HOUSES. WATCH AGAIN. HE TURNS, LOOKS BACKWARD AND THEN CONTINUES ON HIS WAY TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE HOME. WHILE PUTTING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A PHONE IN HIS RIGHT POCKET. 11 MINUTES LATER, ACCORDING TO THE VIDEO’S TIMESTAMP, HE WALKS BACK INTO THE SAME CAMERA’S VIEW, FUSSING WITH THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF HIS SHIRT AGAIN, HEADED TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE. JUMP AHEAD FIVE MORE MINUTES. AT 216, HE’S AT ANOTHER LOCATION WITH HIS HAND AROUND HIS WAIST. ABOUT 34 MORE MINUTES WOULD PASS BEFORE THE FIRST SIGNS. ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THAT LOUD NOISE WAS FOLLOWED BY SCREAMS AND GUNSHOTS. FOUR SHOTS FIRED INITIALLY. THEN AFTER ABOUT A 25 SECOND PAUSE, YOU CAN HEAR AT LEAST 16 MORE OVER THE NEXT 37 SECONDS. IT TOOK GARVEY JUST OVER A MINUTE TO SHOOT EIGHT PEOPLE, KILLING FOUR. GARVEY THEN KILLED HIMSELF AFTER LEAVING THE SCENE. HE WAS A CONVICTED FELON, THEREFORE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE A GUN. FLORENCE POLICE SAY IF THEY CAN PINPOINT WHERE HE GOT THE GUN, TH
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Doorbell cam captures gunman moments before Florence mass shooting
Neighbors' security cameras show the suspect in the Florence mass shooting may have been scoping out the home almost an hour before he went inside and opened fire. Officers were dispatched to the Ridgecrest Drive home at 2:51 a.m. Saturday.A neighbor's security camera shows the suspect lurking around almost an hour earlier.Just after 2 a.m. Saturday, the gunman, Chase Garvey, is seen on a security camera walking in between houses.The doorbell camera video shows Garvey turning, looking backward, and then continuing on his way toward the front of the home while putting what appears to be a phone in his right pocket.About 11 minutes later, according to the video's timestamp, he walks back into the same camera's view, fussing with the bottom right side of his shirt then heading toward the front of the house.Five minutes later, at 2:16 a.m., he's at another location with his hand around his waist.About 34 more minutes would pass before the first signs anything was wrong.The doorbell camera captures a loud noise, followed by screams and gunshots. Garvey died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police pursuit following the shooting. According to court records, in 2021 Garvey was charged with the rape of a 13-year-old in Kentucky. That charge was dropped when he pleaded guilty to unlawful transaction with a minor. He was sentenced to five years probation.Court documents indicate he served 230 days.Then, in June 2023, he was caught doing donuts in a parking lot. Court documents indicate that inside the car with him was a 13-year-old.Despite the felony conviction, Garvey somehow got a gun.Florence police said the investigation is looking into how that happened, saying if they can pinpoint where he got the gun they could charge the person who gave it to him or sold it to him.

Neighbors' security cameras show the suspect in the Florence mass shooting may have been scoping out the home almost an hour before he went inside and opened fire.

Officers were dispatched to the Ridgecrest Drive home at 2:51 a.m. Saturday.

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A neighbor's security camera shows the suspect lurking around almost an hour earlier.

Just after 2 a.m. Saturday, the gunman, Chase Garvey, is seen on a security camera walking in between houses.

The doorbell camera video shows Garvey turning, looking backward, and then continuing on his way toward the front of the home while putting what appears to be a phone in his right pocket.

About 11 minutes later, according to the video's timestamp, he walks back into the same camera's view, fussing with the bottom right side of his shirt then heading toward the front of the house.

Five minutes later, at 2:16 a.m., he's at another location with his hand around his waist.

About 34 more minutes would pass before the first signs anything was wrong.

The doorbell camera captures a loud noise, followed by screams and gunshots.

Garvey died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police pursuit following the shooting.

According to court records, in 2021 Garvey was charged with the rape of a 13-year-old in Kentucky. That charge was dropped when he pleaded guilty to unlawful transaction with a minor. He was sentenced to five years probation.

Court documents indicate he served 230 days.

Then, in June 2023, he was caught doing donuts in a parking lot. Court documents indicate that inside the car with him was a 13-year-old.

Despite the felony conviction, Garvey somehow got a gun.

Florence police said the investigation is looking into how that happened, saying if they can pinpoint where he got the gun they could charge the person who gave it to him or sold it to him.