Husband of instructor killed in Texas faculty shooting dies from heart assault

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

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

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Relations tell FOX 26 Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, died Thursday - just two days after his wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary College in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

Mrs. Garcia was certainly one of two teachers, along with 19 students who have been killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for 24 years and go away behind 4 kids. 

Officers haven't yet launched a motive for the taking pictures, however a number of questions have been raised for the reason that massacre, together with safety measures put in place for the varsity 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 within the face and despatched cryptic on-line messages moments earlier than the assault, but had "no known mental health historical past," or had a legal history identified either. 

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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 school shooting. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke advised the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of speak.

Law enforcement officers additionally faced criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In truth, some frustrated 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 staff burst in and shot Ramos to dying. Nonetheless, a division spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities had been still trying to clarify the timeline. In other phrases, 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 or not an armed college district security officer outdoors Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged fire