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

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

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary faculty trainer killed throughout a mass capturing 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 School in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

Mrs. Garcia was one in all two academics, along with 19 college students who were killed within the lethal bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for 24 years and depart behind 4 children. 

Officials haven't yet launched a motive for the taking pictures, but a number of questions have been raised since the bloodbath, together with safety measures put in place for the varsity and who ought to 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 assault, but had "no identified mental well being history," or had a legal historical past recognized 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 conference on the state's response to the lethal Uvalde college shooting. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke informed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the point of communicate.

Law enforcement officials also confronted criticism Thursday concerning the time it took earlier than the rampage was in the end stopped. In truth, some pissed off onlookers had 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 earlier than a U.S. Border Patrol group burst in and shot Ramos to demise. Nevertheless, a department spokesperson mentioned Thursday that authorities had been nonetheless attempting to clarify the timeline. In other phrases, it is unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the school or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators were also unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed school district security officer exterior Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth