Husband of instructor killed in Texas faculty shooting dies from coronary heart attack

Fourth grade teacher Irma Garcia died attempting to protect her college students alongside instructor Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college instructor killed during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has died of a coronary heart assault. 

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

Mrs. Garcia was one of two academics, along with 19 students who have been killed in the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for 24 years and go away behind four kids. 

Officers haven't but released a motive for the taking pictures, however a number of questions have been raised since the bloodbath, including safety measures put in place for the varsity and who ought to be held accountable. 

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During a press conference Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother in the face and sent cryptic online messages moments before the attack, but had "no known mental health history," or had a criminal historical past identified either. 

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Shortly after delivering remarks, gubernatorial candidate, Beto O'Rourke, walked up to 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 capturing. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke advised the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to communicate.

Regulation enforcement officials also faced criticism Thursday regarding the time it took earlier than the rampage was in the end stopped. The truth is, some annoyed onlookers have 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 stated Thursday that authorities have been still attempting to clarify the timeline. In different words, it's unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the school or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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