What is 1998 Westside Middle School shooting?
{{Infobox civilian attack | title = Westside Middle School shooting | location = [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]],<br/>[[Arkansas]], [[United States]] | date = {{start date and age|1998|03|24}} | partof = [[mass shootings in the United States]] | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | time-begin = | time-end = | timezone = | type = [[School shooting]], [[mass shooting]], | weapons = Several rifles, revolvers, and pistols | fatalities = 5 | injuries = 10 | perp = Mitchell Johnson<br>Andrew Golden | numparts = | accused = | motive = [[Revenge]], [[anger]] | litigation = }} On March 24, 1998, at 12:40 pm, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at Westside Middle School in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]], [[United States]]. At least 5 people were killed and many others injured. The shooters were later identified by police as 13-year-old Mitchell Johnson and 11-year-old Andrew Golden, who were students from the school. The incident was the third fatal mass shooting at an American school since October 1997, following the [[1997 Pearl High School shooting|Pearl High]] and the [[1997 Heath High School shooting|Heath High School shootings]]. Then-President [[Bill Clinton]] ordered Attorney General [[Janet Reno]] to organize experts on school violence to analyze the recent incidents, determine what they may have had in common and what steps could be taken to reduce the chance of a similar incident. On August 11, 1998, Johnson and Golden were convicted of the shooting. As they were under 14, they couldn't be given the maximum [[sentence]] according to Arkansas law.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 12, 2021|title=Age Boundaries in Juvenile Justice Systems|url=https://www.nga.org/publications/age-boundaries-in-juvenile-justice-systems/|access-date=May 26, 2024|website=National Governors Association}}</ref> As a result, both boys were sentenced to c