by Itunuoluwa Adebo
A husband fatally shot his estranged wife in her classroom at San Bernardino, California’s North Park Elementary School, on Monday before killing himself, according to the San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan.
Two students were injured in the murder-suicide; one child later died at a hospital.
Burguan said the shooter, Cedric Anderson, 53, of Riverside, walked in to the classroom armed with a large caliber revolver and opened fire “without saying anything,” killing Karen Elaine Smith, 53, who was a teacher at the school.
Jonathan Martinez, 8, died at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda after being airlifted from the school, the police chief said. The other student, a 9-year-old boy, was listed in stable condition at the medical center, according to the hospital.
Police do not believe the two children were targeted; they just happened to be near the teacher.
San Bernardino Police Lt. Michael Madden said police had received reports of the shooting at the school shortly before 10:30 a.m, and officers responded within minutes.
Burguan said Anderson told employees in the office he wanted to drop something off with his wife and then headed to the classroom. He added that it is not uncommon for a spouse to gain access to a school campus to meet with their spouse. The victim and the shooter were just recently married.
North Park students were evacuated and are being reunited with their parents at nearby Cajon High School.
