Husband of instructor killed in Texas school shooting dies from heart attack

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

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

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Family members 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 fire. 

Mrs. Garcia was certainly one of two academics, together with 19 college students who were killed in the lethal bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for 24 years and go away behind 4 kids. 

Officers haven't but launched a motive for the taking pictures, but several questions have been raised because the bloodbath, 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 within the face and despatched cryptic online messages moments earlier than the attack, however had "no known mental well being history," or had a legal history recognized 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 assist the case.

Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press convention on the state's response to the deadly Uvalde faculty taking pictures. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the point of speak.

Regulation enforcement officials additionally confronted criticism Thursday regarding the time it took earlier than the rampage was in the end stopped. Actually, some pissed off 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 before a U.S. Border Patrol crew burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nevertheless, a division spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities have been still making an attempt to make clear the timeline. In different words, it's unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the varsity or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators had been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether an armed college district safety officer outdoors Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth