A special education teacher and a student were fatally shot by her estranged husband when he opened fire in her classroom before killing himself at a California primary school, police say.
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The screenshot from ABC News reportedly shows the students who have evacuated from the San Bernardino primary school after the shooting. Photo: Screenshot / ABC News
The gunman has been identified by police as Sedrick Anderson, 53, of San Bernardino and his wife as Karen Elaine Smith.
Authorities said an 8-year-old boy died from his wounds and his 9-year-old classmate was admitted to hospital in a stable condition.
They said Anderson had a criminal history that included domestic violence and weapons charges.
City Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said the couple had been married briefly and had been separated for about a month.
The two students were struck by gunfire had been standing behind Smith, he said.
Neither student was related to the dead couple.
San Bernardino was the scene of a mass shooting in 2015 when a husband and wife killed 14 people and wounded more than 20 others at a holiday office party.
Authorities said the couple, Syed Rizwan Farook, and Tashfeen Malik, were inspired by Islamic extremism.
They were killed by police during a shootout.
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