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Missy Jenkins Smith poses for a photo at her home on Sept. 9, 2022, in Kirksey, Ky. Smith was paralyzed from the chest down after being shot by Michael Carneal in 1997. Carneal, serving a life sentence, has an upcoming parole hearing. (Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal via AP)
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When 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on his fellow students during a before-school p…
The shooting happened in 1997, when Carneal was 14. Three students were killed.
Micheal Carneal was 14 years old on Dec. 1, 1997, when he fired a stolen pistol into a group praying in front of the school in Paducah.
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