North Park Elementary School shooting

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North Park Elementary School shooting
LocationSan Bernardino, California, U.S.
DateApril 10, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-10)
Before 10:30 a.m.[1] (PDT)
TargetKaren Elaine Smith, a special education teacher at North Park Elementary School and the shooter's wife
Attack type
School shooting, Murder–suicide, domestic violence, workplace violence
WeaponsSmith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver[2]
Deaths3 (including the perpetrator)
Injured
1
PerpetratorCedric Anderson

On April 10, 2017, a shooting occurred inside a special education classroom at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, California. The shooting was an apparent murder-suicide and an act of domestic violence. Three people—the gunman; his wife, who taught at the school; and a student standing behind her—died from their wounds. Another student was wounded and hospitalized.

References[change | change source]

  1. "San Bernardino school shooting: 2 adults, 1 student killed". abc7.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  2. "San Bernardino school had no knowledge of teacher's troubled relationship with shooter, police say". ABC News. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.