Los Angeles: A man who killed his estranged wife and a special-needs student in her classroom Monday then killed himself had professed his love for her just last month on social media, including a post that called her “an angel.”
Cedric Anderson had married Karen Elaine Smith in late January. The couple had been estranged for at least a month before Cedric walked into an elementary school in San Bernardino in a targeted attack on his wife, fatally shooting her and striking two of her students, police said. One of the boys died.
On what appeared to be his Facebook page, Anderson posted photos in March smiling and hugging Smith. In a short video posted February 27, the 53-year-old looks into the camera and talks about why he loves her.
“She knows when to ignore me,” he said with a laugh. “Well, it makes a happy marriage.”
Anderson had posted that he “loved being married to Karen Smith-Anderson!” and posted a photo of the two of them on March 4 in what he described as a date night
Several other of his posts quoted Bible verses. The page also had several photos of his wedding to Smith and their honeymoon among the scenic red rocks of Sedona, Arizona. His last public post on Facebook was on March 15.
Anderson had a prior criminal history that included weapons charges, domestic violence and possible drug charges, San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said, though he did not immediately provide any other details.
Attempts to reach Anderson’s family Monday evening were unsuccessful.
