Title: Mass School Shootings: A History - ABC News
Headings: Mass School Shootings: A History
Mass School Shootings: A History
Content: Weise had killed his grandfather and his grandfather's companion before heading to school that day. Between late 1997 and early 1998, there were three school shootings within months of one another. On May 21, 1998, two teenagers were killed and more than 20 people were hurt when 15-year-old Kip Kinkel opened fire at a Thurtson High School in Springfield, Ore ., after killing his parents. Kinkel was sentenced to nearly 112 years in prison. On March 24, 1998, two boys, ages 11 and 13, fired on their Jonesboro, Ark., middle school from nearby woods after pulling the fire alarm, killing four girls and a teacher, and wounding 10 others. Both boys were later convicted of murder and were incarcerated until they turned 21. On Dec. 1, 1997, three students were killed and five wounded at Heath High School in West Paducah, Ky. Michael Carneal, 14, and a freshman, later pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder charges and is serving life in prison. He is eligible for parole in 2023. One of the most iconic school shootings in American history remains at Kent State Univeristy in Ohio.