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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 12 april 2017
Police:

San Bernardino school shooter threatened his wife

Police do not know what but also hitting two of her
triggered the attack or why students before turning the
Anderson chose to attack gun on himself. Eight-year-
Smith at the school, Bur- old Jonathan Martinez,
guan said, adding she nev- who suffered from a genet-
er shared any information ic condition known as Wil-
about her marital problems liams Syndrome and had
with colleagues. survived heart surgery, was
On Monday morning, hun- killed. A 9-year-old boy was
dreds of panicked parents also shot and was in stable
descended on the North condition Tuesday, police
Park School in San Bernardi- said.
no, waiting for hours for in- Anderson and Smith had
formation on their children married in late January but
in a city that is still on edge separated in mid-March
16 months after a terror at- after Anderson accused
tack that killed 14 people her of infidelity, prompting
and wounded 22 others at Smith to move out, Bur-
a meeting of county em- guan said.
ployees. Just weeks before the
Anderson, 53, walked into shooting, Anderson had
the special-education professed his love to Smith
This undated photo released by the San Bernardino Police classroom Monday and in a series of social media
Department shows Cedric Anderson, 53. Anderson has been
identified by authorities as the person who shot to death Karen fired off 10 shots with a .357 posts, including one that
Elaine Smith, 53, identified as his wife, as she taught a special Magnum, targeting his wife called her an “angel.”q
education class at North Park Elementary School in San Ber-
nardino, Calif., Monday, April 10, 2017.
(San Bernardino Police Department via AP)
AMANDA LEE MYERS needs children she taught,
MICHAEL BALSAMO police said Tuesday.
Associated Press In the weeks before Mon-
SAN BERNARDINO, Ca- day’s violence Karen Smith
lif. (AP) — The man who told family members her
opened fire in a San Ber- new husband, Cedric An-
nardino school was a pas- derson, had tried to get her
tor and Navy veteran who to return home and threat-
accused his newlywed ened her, San Bernardino
wife of infidelity. When he Police Chief Jarrod Bur-
failed in his efforts to win guan said. She didn’t take
her back, he went to her him seriously and thought
classroom and fatally shot he was just seeking atten-
her and one of the special tion, he said.

California officer seen on video

punching jaywalker in the face

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) The incident unfolded after
— A California police of- the officer from his police
ficer seen on video hurling cruiser told the man to stop
a jaywalker to the ground after he was seen jaywalk-
and repeatedly punching ing, but the pedestrian ig-
him in the face has been nored the officer, the po-
put on administrative leave lice department said.
while authorities investi- The officer then got out of
gate, officials said Tuesday. the car and tried to detain
The officer and the jaywalk- the man, but he walked
er were not identified, but away, the police state-
Sacramento police said in ment said.
a statement that the of- The two argued and the
ficer’s conduct appeared man took off his jacket and
unacceptable and Sacra- challenged the officer to
mento Mayor Darrell Stein- fight, police said.
berg criticized the officer. The officer then charged
“I find the actions of this of- the man to detain him,
ficer extremely disturbing and police said “for an un-
and they are not represen- known reason, the officer
tative of the training nor threw the pedestrian to the
the expectations we have ground and began strik-
for our Police Department,” ing him in the face with his
Steinberg said. hand multiple times.”