A massive vigil was held in San Bernardino to honor the teacher and young student killed in a tragic shooting.
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The superintendent of schools in San Bernardino said spouses and other known relatives of staff were generally allowed to be in the school unescorted.
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Hundreds of parents waited hours to learn the fate of their children after a man walked into an elementary school in San Bernardino, California, and shot his estranged wife before shooting himself in a murder-suicide. In addition, one student died as a result of the gunfire and another student was hospitalized.
Some six weeks earlier, Anderson was a newlywed calling his wife an "angel" in one of many social media posts professing his love. San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan told the Los Angeles Times that the couple was "estranged" after just a few months of marriage and that Anderson's criminal record included arrests for weapons possession and domestic violence in a previous relationship. Jonathan Martinez, an 8-year-old student in Smith's class, was also shot and died on the way to a nearby hospital, an unidentified 9-year-old student was also shot but is now in critical condition.
Her mother said it was enough to break up with him and pursue divorce.
Smith told family members that Anderson had also threatened her after she moved out, but she didn't take him seriously and thought he was just seeking attention, the police chief said.
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"Jonathan loved to give hugs", said school Principal Yadira Downing. Security camera footage shows him walking around the perimeter of the school, trying to open doors that were locked, before walking to the front office to check in, San Bernardino City Unified School District Superintendent Dale Marsden said. Jonathan Martinez, 8, a student who happened to be near Smith, died at Loma Linda University Medical Center, and another student, a 9-year-old boy, was hospitalized and was reported to be in stable condition.
Smith's mother, Irma Sykes, said her daughter had been friends with Anderson for about four years before they got married.
Smith's mother said after the two Wednesday in January, Anderson quickly showed a dark side and her daughter moved out and was contemplating divorce.
Burguan confirmed during a Tuesday press conference that a family member told investigators Anderson made an allegation of infidelity against Smith and that she had mentioned his behavior was odd.
"We thought he was a fine person", Sykes said.
Burguan said the wounded boy "is doing better and the last report we have, all things considered, [is that] he is in relatively good spirits". When she broke free, she had bruises on both arms, the document read. We were shocked.He began to pick on my daughter and talk down to her.
He said Anderson wasn't employed but previously had work as a maintenance worker and a pastor. The note would not have been alarming if not for this violent event, he said.
Fifteen students and two adult teacher assistants were in the classroom along with the couple at the time of the shooting, police said. "Her whole life was surrounded around kids and helping them, and helping them build a future".
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