A 9-year-old classmate who was not publicly identified was admitted to a hospital, where he was said to be in stable condition.įifteen students and two adult teacher assistants were in the classroom along with the couple at the time of the shooting, police said. One 8-year-old boy, identified as Jonathan Martinez, died from his wounds. The two students struck by gunfire had been standing behind Smith, the chief said. Burguan said the couple had been married briefly and had been separated for about a month or month and a half. The gunman was identified as Cedric Anderson, and his wife as Karen Elaine Smith, both 53. It was the latest in dozens of cases of gun violence at U.S. Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said the shooting at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, about 65 miles east of Los Angeles, was an apparent murder-suicide.
