Friends, colleagues and students attend a candlelight vigil for slain teacher Mayra Jimenez at Wilshire Park Elementary School on Friday in Los Angeles. Families gathered at Wilshire Park Elementary School on Friday evening to mourn the jarring loss of third-grade teacher Mayra Jimenez, who prosecutors allege was killed by her firefighter husband at their North Hollywood home. Friends, colleague and students lay flowers for slain teacher Mayra Jimenez at a memorial at Wilshire Park Elementary School on Friday. Bryant Ruiz keeps his arm around his 9-year-old son Ian, who was a student of slain teacher Mayra Jimenez. “The domestic violence death of Mayra Jimenez is a devastating reminder of the persistent scourge of intimate partner violence in our communities,” L.A. County Dist.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 24, 2026 16:01 UTC