Survivors Remember '79 Cleveland Elementary Shooting

Two survivors of a 1979 school shooting in San Diego County spoke of the difficult healing process with 10News reporter Leonard Villarreal Tuesday. Brenda Spencer Story Brothers Jeff and Kevin Karpiak were students at Cleveland Elementary School in San Carlos when 16-year-old Brenda Spencer opened fire on the school with a .22 rifle on Monday, January 29, 1979. Spencer fired the shots from inside her home across the street, wounding nine and killing two. At Cleveland Elementary the two fatalities were the school's principal and the head custodian. Police surrounded Spencer's home and the siege lasted for seven hours. When asked a motive, Spencer (pictured, right) told a reporter who called the home, "I don't like Mondays." For the Karpiaks, it was a day that would change their lives forever. "I remember it like it happened yesterday … I remember my principal and my custodian being shot in front of my eyes," Jeff Karpiak said. The brothers wanted the students at Santana High School to know that time would help heal the emotional wounds. "Over time they will definitely feel better. I guess it is just something you get used to. Evil can be outdone by the good in the world," Kevin Karpiak said. Brenda Spencer is currently serving a sentence of 25 years to life in prison. She is scheduled for a parole hearing next month.