Husband of trainer killed in Texas school capturing dies from heart attack

Fourth grade instructor Irma Garcia died making an attempt to guard her college students alongside teacher Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary school teacher killed throughout a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has died of a heart attack. 

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Relations 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 Faculty in Uvalde and opened hearth. 

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

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

Officers have not but launched a motive for the taking pictures, but a number of questions have been raised for the reason that bloodbath, including security measures put in place for the college and who must 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 sent cryptic on-line messages moments before the attack, however had "no known psychological health historical past," or had a felony 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 assist 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 might be doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to converse.

Regulation enforcement officers also faced criticism Thursday regarding the time it took before the rampage was finally stopped. In actual fact, some frustrated 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 before a U.S. Border Patrol group burst in and shot Ramos to demise. Nonetheless, a department spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities were still trying to make clear the timeline. In other phrases, 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 were additionally unable to say with any certainty whether an armed school district safety officer outside Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged fireplace