| Heath High School shooting | |
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| Location | Paducah, Kentucky, USA |
| Date | December 1, 1997 |
| Attack type | School shooting, massacre |
| Weapon(s) | . Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky 's Jackson Purchase Region and the County seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar School shooting is a term used to refer to Gun violence primarily in educational institutions especially the Mass murder or Spree killing of people connected 22 rifle, shotgun, . A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a Firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number 22-caliber handgun |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator(s) | Michael Carneal |
The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School, in West Paducah, Kentucky, United States, on Monday, December 1, 1997. Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky 's Jackson Purchase Region and the County seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The gunman, 14-year old Michael Carneal, opened fire on a group of praying students, killing three and injuring five others.
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The shooting
On December 1, 1997, Michael Carneal wrapped two shotguns, two rifles and one . Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a Firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T 22 pistol in a blanket and took them to Heath High School. Carneal had stolen the two shotguns from his father's closet and the two rifles from a friend's home on Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival.
When he arrived he inserted earplugs and pulled the pistol out of his bag. An earplug is a device that is meant to be inserted in the Ear canal to protect the wearer's hearing from loud noises or the intrusion of water foreign bodies dust or excessive He fired 8 rounds in quick succession at a youth prayer group. Five people were hit in their heads and another three were hit in their torsos. Three seriously injured girls died while hospitalized; five others were wounded, two critically.
Carneal was said to have dropped the gun after being confronted by a member of the prayer group, Benjamin Strong, but Strong eventually testified that Carneal simply dropped the gun of his own accord when he was finished[1]. Carneal placed his pistol on the ground and surrendered to the school principal, Bill Bond.
Deceased
- Nicole Hadley, 14
- Jessica James, 17
- Kayce Steger, 15
Wounded
- Shelley Schaberg, 17
- Melissa “Missy” Jenkins, 15
- Kelly Hard, 16
- Hollan Holm, 14
- Craig Keene, 15
Prosecution
| Michael Carneal | |
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| Born | 1983 West Paducah, Kentucky, United States |
| Penalty | Life in jail without the possibility of parole for 25 years |
In October 1998, Judge Jeff Hines accepted Carneal's plea of guilty but mentally ill from Michael Carneal. Paducah is the largest city in Kentucky 's Jackson Purchase Region and the County seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most Under a plea arrangement, the judge agreed to accept the pleas on condition that the maximum penalty -- life in prison without possibility of parole for 25 years -- would be imposed. The plea allows Carneal to receive mental health treatment within the prison system as long as he needs it or until his sentence has been completed, according to prosecutor Tim Kaltenbach. Carneal was transported to Northern Kentucky Treatment Center, a maximum security facility for serious offenders where fellow inmate George Mullins assaulted Carneal in 2004, inflicting a major skull fracture and concussion. After the incident Carneal was transported to the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville where he remains. The Kentucky State Penitentiary also known as the "Castle on the Cumberland" is the state’s only maximum security male facility Eddyville is a city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2350 at the 2000 census. [2]
Lawsuit
In early 1999, the parents of three victims represented by Jack Thompson filed a $33 million lawsuit against two Internet pornography sites, several computer game companies and makers and distributors of the 1995 film The Basketball Diaries. John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born July 25 1951 is an American Activist and former Attorney, based in Coral Gables, James v Meow Media was a lawsuit filed in 1999 by families of three girls killed by Michael Carneal. Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 Drama film based on the book of the same name by Jim Carroll. They claimed that media violence inspired Carneal and therefore should be held responsible. [3]
The case was dismissed in 2001. The 6th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it was "simply too far a leap from shooting characters on a video screen to shooting people in a classroom. "[4]
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Notes and references
- ^ . School shooting is a term used to refer to Gun violence primarily in educational institutions especially the Mass murder or Spree killing of people connected A spree killer, also known as a rampage killer, is someone who embarks on a Murderous assault on his victims in a short time in multiple locations James v Meow Media was a lawsuit filed in 1999 by families of three girls killed by Michael Carneal. . . "When Grief Wanted a Hero, Truth Didn't Get in the Way", New York Times, 25 July 2000. . .
- ^ Kentucky school shooter - guilty but mentally ill. CNN (1998-10-05). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all
- ^ AP, Media Companies Are Sued in Kentucky Shooting, The New York Times, April 13, 1999.
- ^ James v. Meow Media, Inc. 300 F. James v Meow Media was a lawsuit filed in 1999 by families of three girls killed by Michael Carneal. 3d 683, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, 2002. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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