Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego) Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego) In 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Ann Spencer was arrested after killing two people in California. When asked why she did it, her reply was “I just don’t like Mondays.”⠀ ⠀ See the photos and learn the full disturbing story by clicking the link in our bio. The Cleveland Elementary School shooting was a school shooting that took place on January 29, 1979, at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, United States. The principal and a custodian were killed; eight children and police officer Robert Robb were injured. A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, who lived in a house across the street from the school, was convicted of the shootings. Charged as an adult, she pleaded guilty to two counts of murder and assault with a deadly weapon, and was sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 25 years. A reporter reached Spencer by phone while she was still in the ho...