Husband of instructor killed in Texas school taking pictures dies from coronary heart attack

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

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary faculty teacher killed during 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 - simply 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 lecturers, along with 19 college students who have been killed in the lethal bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for 24 years and leave behind 4 youngsters. 

Officers have not but launched a motive for the capturing, however several questions have been raised for the reason that massacre, together with security measures put in place for the school and who must 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 on-line messages moments earlier than the attack, but had "no recognized mental well being historical past," or had a legal historical past identified either. 

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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 taking pictures. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke informed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of converse.

Regulation enforcement officials also faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took earlier than the rampage was finally stopped. Actually, some pissed off onlookers were 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 workforce burst in and shot Ramos to loss of life. However, a division spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities were still making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In other words, it's unclear if the timeline began when the gunman reached the varsity or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators had been also unable to say with any certainty whether an armed school district safety officer outdoors Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged fire