Husband of instructor killed in Texas faculty shooting dies from coronary heart attack

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

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary faculty teacher killed throughout a mass capturing in Uvalde, Texas has died of a coronary heart assault. 

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Family members inform FOX 26 Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, died Thursday - simply two days after his wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

Mrs. Garcia was certainly one of two academics, together with 19 students who were killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and leave behind 4 kids. 

Officials have not but launched a motive for the shooting, however a number of questions have been raised for the reason that bloodbath, together with safety measures put in place for the college and who needs to be held accountable. 

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Throughout a press conference Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother in the face and despatched cryptic on-line messages moments earlier than the attack, but had "no known psychological well being history," or had a legal history recognized 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 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're doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to converse.

Law enforcement officials additionally faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took before the rampage was ultimately stopped. Actually, some annoyed onlookers were 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 earlier than a U.S. Border Patrol group burst in and shot Ramos to death. However, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities have been nonetheless making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In other words, it's unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the college or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators have been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether an armed school district safety officer exterior Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth