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

Fourth grade trainer Irma Garcia died attempting to guard her college students alongside instructor Eva Mireles.

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

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Relations inform 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 College in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

Mrs. Garcia was one in every of two lecturers, together with 19 students who were killed in the deadly bloodbath. 

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

Officers have not but launched a motive for the shooting, however a number of questions have been raised for the reason that massacre, including safety measures put in place for the school and who ought 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 sent cryptic online messages moments earlier than the assault, however had "no identified mental health historical past," or had a criminal historical past identified both. 

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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 lethal Uvalde faculty capturing. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke informed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to speak.

Law enforcement officials additionally faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took before the rampage was ultimately 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 earlier than a U.S. Border Patrol team burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nonetheless, a division spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been still making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In different words, it is 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 or not an armed faculty district security officer outside Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged fireplace