JUST IN: Shooting reported at elementary school in San Bernardino, California, police say https://t.co/UCsooCvHPA https://t.co/pUj0AA512G
— CNN (@CNN) April 10, 2017
Reports coming out of the Los Angeles, including the above CNN video, indicate that at least four people have been shot at an elementary school in San Bernardino, California. Police say the shooting took place at North Park Elementary school, and two of those who were shot include a teacher the initial gunman along with two students.
KTLA5 is reporting that the incident may be a murder-suicide. Nearby Hillside Elementary School and Cajon High School were put on a precautionary lockdown as emergency crews responded to aid the victims. Students have been evacuated from the school, and the injured students have been transported to the hospital. No reports have been released on the severity of those injured (although the two adults, including the gunman, are now believed to be dead).
As the situation began to unfold, initial details arrived on Twitter.
San Bernardino police report active shooter at North Park Elementary School few blocks from campus. Shelter in place until further notice
— CSUSB (@CSUSBNews) April 10, 2017
We believe this to be a murder suicide. Happened in a class room. Two students have been transported to the hospital.
— Jarrod Burguan (@RetSBPDChief) April 10, 2017
SAN BERNARDINO: #SBCoFD on scene mult GSW victims at North Park School. Triage and victim count taking place. ^eas
— San Bernardino County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) April 10, 2017
In 2015, 14 people were killed and 22 others were seriously injured in an ISIS-inspired terror attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino. Prior to that incident, the shooters reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a Facebook post.
We will update this post as details continue to surface.
UPDATE #1: 2:30 pm EST: Police are calling the incident a possible domestic dispute.
UPDATE #2: 2:47 pm EST: San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan tweets that two adults are dead in a classroom. One is indeed believed to be the shooter, and authorities believe there’s no continuing threat to the public.
UPDATE #3: 7:00 pm EST: One of the children injured in the shooting, an 8-year-old named Jonathan Martinez, has passed away.
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.
— Jarrod Burguan (@RetSBPDChief) April 10, 2017