1997 Heath High School shooting
| 1997 Heath High School shooting | |
|---|---|
Location of Heath High School Location of Heath High School (the United States) Location of Heath High School Location of Heath High School (Kentucky) | |
| Location | 37°04′44″N 88°47′40″W / 37.0790°N 88.7944°W West Paducah, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Date | December 1, 1997 7:45 a.m. (CST) |
Attack type | School shooting, mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapon | Ruger MK II .22-caliber pistol |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Michael Adam Carneal |
| Motive | Inconclusive |
| Litigation | Lawsuit against two Internet pornography sites, several computer game companies and makers and distributors of the 1994 film Natural Born Killers and the 1995 film The Basketball Diaries by the victims' families. |
The Heath High School shooting occurred at Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky, on December 1, 1997, when 14-year-old Michael Carneal opened fire on a group of students, killing three and injuring six.