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

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

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

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Relations 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 lecturers, together with 19 students who had been killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and go away behind four kids. 

Officials have not yet released a motive for the taking pictures, but a number of questions have been raised since the bloodbath, including safety measures put in place for the varsity and who must be held accountable. 

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Throughout a press convention Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother within the face and sent cryptic online messages moments earlier than the assault, however had "no identified psychological well being historical past," or had a criminal history 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 school taking pictures. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke instructed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to communicate.

Legislation enforcement officers additionally faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took earlier than the rampage was in the end stopped. In fact, 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 team burst in and shot Ramos to loss of life. However, a division spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been nonetheless making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In other phrases, it's unclear if the timeline began when the gunman reached the college 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 faculty district security officer exterior Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged fire