Two Adults Dead in San Bernardino Elementary School Murder-Suicide
At Least One Victim Is Reportedly a Teacher
Two adults are dead in what police are describing as a murder-suicide at a San Bernardino, California elementary school. Two others, possibly students, have been shot and taken to a local hospital, Chief Jarrod Burguan said. It is believed this was an incidence of domestic violence.
Two adults are deceased in a classroom, believed to be a murder suicide. We believe the suspect is down and there’s no further threat.
— Chief Jarrod Burguan (@SBPDChief) April 10, 2017
Police say they are not looking for the shooter, suggesting he or she was one of those killed. One of the victims reportedly was a teacher.
Children are being bussed to a different location so they can be reunited with their parents.
JUST IN: 2 adults deceased in what’s believed to be murder-suicide at San Bernardino school; 2 other people injured. https://t.co/wCvel4fPBE pic.twitter.com/rO69gNAuOI
— ABC News (@ABC) April 10, 2017
Streaming video via ABC7.
UPDATE I: 3:02 PM EDT –
Via the LA Times:
The shooting comes as San Bernardino has seen a major increase in violence.
There were 62 slayings in San Bernardino in 2016 — a 41% increase from the year before. It was the deadliest year in the city since 1995.
The violence is an open wound on a city trying to recover from a prolonged bankruptcy and the 2015 terror attack.
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