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No more arrests expected in Kentucky school shootings
December 8, 1997
Sheriff Frank Augustus says he has no evidence to support a conspiracy theory
Web posted at: 12:02 p.m. EST (1702 GMT)WEST PADUCAH, Kentucky (CNN) -- While the investigation into a high school shooting spree continues, there is no indication so far that anyone helped a student charged with killing three classmates, authorities said Monday.
McCracken County Sheriff Frank Augustus, who initially said he suspected more than one person was involved in the December 1 shootings at Heath High School, now says he has no evidence to support a conspiracy theory.
Weekend interviews about the killings produced no information that would lead to additional arrests, and none were foreseen, Augustus said.
A freshman at the school, 14-year-old Michael Carneal, has confessed to the killings. Two other students were partially paralyzed in the gunfire and three suffered lesser injuries. The victims, part of a prayer group meeting in a school hallway before the start of classes, were gunned down with a .22-caliber pistol.
Carneal Over the weekend, investigators talked to seven students but on Monday authorities said they had not heard anything to show that anyone other than Carneal planned or encouraged the shootings or knew they were going to take place. "We just don't have anything" McCracken County Attorney Dan Boaz told CNN.
Interviews with at least three more students were planned. Augustus said that if he doesn't get new information by Tuesday, he'll turn his attention to preparing the murder case against Carneal, who is charged as a juvenile.
At a hearing on Wednesday, a judge is expected to rule on whether the 14-year-old can be tried as an adult.
Correspondent John Holliman contributed to this report.
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