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In the quiet moments before the school day began on December 1, 1997, a group of students gathered for a prayer circle in the lobby of Heath High School in West Paducah, Kentucky. Among them was 17-year-old Jessica James, a senior and a member of the marching band. The peaceful morning was shattered when a 14-year-old freshman named Michael Carneal opened fire on the group. Jessica was one of three students fatally wounded in the attack; she died in surgery later that day. Two other students, Ni ...Read More
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Jessica James
Female
West-paducah
KY
1997-12-01
17
Jessica
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12/03/2025
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I recently came across an article that touched on a legal aspect I hadn't fully considered before re... ...Read More
03/09/2024
03/09/2024
I was really moved reading about Jessica James and the heartbreaking events at Heath High School, an... ...Read More
07/27/2023
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