Massive vigil held at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino

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According to CBS, the fatally wounded boy was Jonathan Martinez, who lived with a rare genetic condition known as Williams syndrome (WS).

Monday morning, Cedric Anderson, 53, of Riverside, went to North Park school, checked-in and went to the classroom where his estranged wife, Karen Elaine Smith, teaches. But most of all, as Karen Smith and Jonathan Martinez are laid to rest, we must first imagine, then act to create, an America in which there are fewer and fewer guns. "You've done for him but I couldn't do". The 9-year-old was stable and in good spirits as he watched cartoons in his hospital bed Tuesday, the school district's superintendent said. "He started reading and doing long math", Valles said.

About 1 in 10,000 people across the globe - including 20,000 to 30,000 in the US - have the disease, according to the Williams Syndrome Association.

Children with the syndrome have developmental delays, learning disabilities and medical problems including cardiovascular disease. As they age, people with the disorder also can suffer from kidney and gastrointestinal disorders, anxiety and depression, Monkaba said. "They prefer to see. the glass as half-full rather than half-empty".

Mondays shootings at the North Park Elementary School has brought people together for healing just as the city was recovering from the mass killings at the Inland Regional Center 16 months earlier.

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"In a world where individuals are against one another and taking deadly actions every day, we could all learn a great deal from those with Williams syndrome whose most extraordinary gift is the gift of natural joy and understanding, and their incredible ability to share their joy with everyone they meet".

The Martinez family has set up a crowdfunding website requesting donations to help with funeral expenses.

"She was a very quiet, very conservative person", Alexander said.

Lena Hammerling and her daughters Melissa, left, and Maci, right, and an unidentified child look at a sidewalk memorial dedicated to the teacher and student who were shot to death Monday at North Park Elementary School in San Bernardino, Calif., Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

San Bernardino city schools superintendent Dale Marsden briefs reporters at police headquarters in San Bernardino, Calif., Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

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