Remembering Westside Middle School shooting: Jonesboro, Arkansas 1998
Two of the youngest mass shooters and the only two living school shooters who are not incarcerated... Last updated: March 25, 2018 Date: March 24 Year: 1998 School: Westside Middle School Location: Jonesboro State: Arkansas Wounded: 5 Fatalities: 10 Shots Fired: 27 Time lapsed: 4 minutes Police response time: Unknown. Approx. 4 minutes. After police arrived shooters ran. How ended: Taken without issue. Civilians involved: None known Perpetrators: Mitchell Johnson (13) and Andrew Golden (11) cousins Age: 13 & 11 Family history: The two students were cousins. It was reported that Golden came from a normal, happy American family. No home troubles were noted in family history. Johnson came from a broken family, and lived with his mother and stepfather. His mother was a prison guard and married a man she met in prison for weapons charges. Police report Johnson often disappeared and his mother would call police to go look for him