Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman on Dec. 1, 1997, when he fired a stolen pistol at a before-school prayer group in the lobby of Heath High School, near Paducah, Kentucky.

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.