Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies from coronary heart assault

Fourth grade instructor Irma Garcia died making an attempt to guard her students alongside instructor Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college trainer killed throughout a mass taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas has died of a heart attack. 

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Members of the family tell FOX 26 Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, died Thursday - simply two days after his spouse was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

Mrs. Garcia was considered one of two teachers, along with 19 students who were killed in the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and leave behind four youngsters. 

Officers have not but released a motive for the shooting, but a number of questions have been raised because the massacre, including safety measures put in place for the school and who needs to be held accountable. 

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Throughout a press conference Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother in the face and despatched cryptic online messages moments earlier than the attack, but had "no recognized mental health historical past," or had a criminal historical past recognized both. 

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Shortly after delivering remarks, gubernatorial candidate, Beto O'Rourke, walked as much as the stage and admonished the governor, claiming he was "doing nothing" to assist the case.

Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press conference on the state's response to the lethal Uvalde faculty shooting. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke instructed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to speak.

Regulation enforcement officers additionally faced criticism Thursday regarding the time it took earlier than the rampage was in the end stopped. In truth, some frustrated onlookers had been reported as shouting to officers to "go in there!" 

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Texas DPS officers say it took about 40 minutes to an hour earlier than a U.S. Border Patrol workforce burst in and shot Ramos to dying. Nonetheless, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been nonetheless attempting to make clear the timeline. In other phrases, it's unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the college or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators have been also unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed faculty district security officer outdoors Robb Elementary in the city of Uvalde exchanged fire