Kentucky school shooter imprisoned 25 years seeks parole

By TRAVIS LOLLER
Associated Press

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who killed three students and injured five more in a school shooting a quarter century ago has a chance at parole this week. Michael Carneal was a 14-year-old freshman in 1997 when he fired a stolen pistol at a before-school prayer group in the lobby of Heath High School, near Paducah. Carneal’s parole hearing began Monday with testimony from his victims, many of whom said it would be unfair to release him while they still suffer. On Tuesday, Carneal will make his case for release. If the board rules against him, they can defer a decision or order him to spend the rest of his life in prison without further hope of release.