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1 student dead, 7 hurt in Kentucky high school shooting
December 1, 1997
Web posted at: 11:56 a.m. EST (1656 GMT)WEST PADUCAH, Kentucky (CNN) -- A 14-year-old freshman opened fire on classmates in a high school lobby on Monday, killing one and wounding seven, some critically, authorities said.
The shooting occurred as the students took part in an informal prayer service.
The unidentified suspect was arrested immediately after the shooting at Heath High School.
There was no immediate word on a motive but parents who rushed to the school said the boy had made threats in the past.
Heath High School, just west of Paducah, has an enrollment of 550 students in grades nine through 12. Classes were dismissed for the day after the shootings.
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