Husband of teacher killed in Texas school taking pictures dies from heart attack

Fourth grade trainer Irma Garcia died making an attempt to protect her students alongside teacher Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary faculty teacher killed during a mass capturing 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 wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde and opened hearth. 

Mrs. Garcia was one of two lecturers, together with 19 college students who have been killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and go away behind 4 kids. 

Officers have not but launched a motive for the capturing, but a number of questions have been raised for the reason that bloodbath, together with security 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 within the face and despatched cryptic online messages moments before the assault, but had "no identified psychological health historical past," or had a legal historical past identified 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 convention on the state's response to the deadly Uvalde college shooting. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the point of converse.

Regulation enforcement officers additionally confronted criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was ultimately stopped. In truth, some frustrated onlookers had been reported as shouting to officers to "go in there!" 

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Texas DPS officials say it took about 40 minutes to an hour before a U.S. Border Patrol staff burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nevertheless, a department spokesperson mentioned Thursday that authorities have been nonetheless attempting to make clear the timeline. In different words, it's unclear if the timeline began when the gunman reached the college or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators had been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed school district safety officer outdoors Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged fireplace