Husband of teacher killed in Texas faculty capturing dies from heart attack

Fourth grade teacher Irma Garcia died trying to protect her college students alongside trainer Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college teacher killed throughout a mass taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas has died of a heart assault. 

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Members of the family 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 lecturers, along with 19 students who have been killed within the lethal bloodbath. 

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

Officials have not yet released a motive for the taking pictures, but several questions have been raised because the massacre, together with safety measures put in place for the varsity and who needs to be held accountable. 

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During a press convention 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 attack, but had "no known mental well being historical past," or had a felony historical past identified both. 

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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 assist 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 told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of speak.

Regulation enforcement officials additionally faced criticism Thursday regarding the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In truth, some annoyed onlookers have 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 team burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nevertheless, a division spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities were nonetheless making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In other words, it is unclear if the timeline began when the gunman reached the varsity 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 exterior Robb Elementary within the city of Uvalde exchanged hearth