A teacher and a student were shot dead and another child was critically wounded Monday in a murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino, California. The suspected shooter was also killed.
The 8-year-old child was identified as Jonathan Martinez by San Bernardino police. He was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center via helicopter where he later died.
The teacher was identified by law enforcement officials as Karen Smith, 53, Monday afternoon. The suspected shooter was identified as Smith’s husband, Cedric Charles Anderson, a 53-year-old resident of the City of Riverside, multiple law enforcement agencies confirmed to NBC4.
Two children, including Martinez, were struck by gunfire behind Smith in the apparent murder-suicide shooting, according to police.
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