Three dead in apparent murder-suicide in California school

Washington, April 11: Three people, including a teacher and an 8-year-old student, were killed in an apparent murder-suicide at a San Berrdino, California, elementary school on Monday. The suspected gunman was identified as 53-year-old Riverside resident Cedric Anderson, who opened fire on his wife, 53-year-old Karen Elaine Smith at North Park Elementary School, ABC News quoted San Berrdino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan as saying. Anderson and Smith were found dead in a special needs classroom that serves the first through fourth grades, Burguan said. Anderson entered the classroom “without saying anything” before he opened fire, Burguan added. There were a total of 15 students and two aides in the classroom at the time, he added. (IANS)