Husband of trainer killed in Texas college taking pictures dies from heart attack

Fourth grade teacher Irma Garcia died attempting to guard her students alongside teacher Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary school trainer killed during a mass capturing in Uvalde, Texas has died of a coronary heart attack. 

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Family members tell FOX 26 Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, died Thursday - just two days after his wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire. 

Mrs. Garcia was one in every of two teachers, together with 19 students who have been killed in the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and go away behind four kids. 

Officers haven't but released a motive for the taking pictures, but several questions have been raised for the reason that massacre, together with security measures put in place for the college and who must be held accountable. 

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Throughout a press convention Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother within the face and despatched cryptic online messages moments earlier than the assault, but had "no known psychological health historical past," or had a legal history recognized either. 

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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 help the case.

Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press conference on the state's response to the deadly Uvalde school capturing. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke informed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the point of communicate.

Law enforcement officials additionally confronted criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. The truth is, some annoyed 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 staff burst in and shot Ramos to demise. Nevertheless, a division spokesperson mentioned Thursday that authorities have been still making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In different phrases, it's unclear if the timeline began when the gunman reached the school or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators had been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether an armed faculty district security officer outside Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged fire