    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [March 24, 1998]
    [Page 430]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Attack at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas
    March 24, 1998

        Like all Americans, Hillary and I are deeply shocked and heartbroken
    by this afternoon's horrifying events at Westside Middle School in
    Jonesboro, Arkansas.
        We don't know now and we may never fully understand what could have
    driven two youths
    to deliberately shoot into a crowd of their classmates.
        Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and
    the entire Jonesboro community.

    Note: In the statement, the President referred to Andrew Golden, 11, and
    Mitchell Johnson, 13, students at Westside Middle School, who fired on
    other students during a fire drill, killing four students and a teacher.