Husband of instructor killed in Texas college capturing dies from heart attack

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

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

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Members of the family inform 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 Faculty in Uvalde and opened fire. 

Mrs. Garcia was one in all two lecturers, along with 19 college students who had been killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for 24 years and depart behind four youngsters. 

Officials haven't but launched a motive for the shooting, however several questions have been raised for the reason that bloodbath, together with safety measures put in place for the college and who ought to 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 before the assault, however had "no known psychological health historical past," or had a criminal historical past recognized 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 conference on the state's response to the lethal Uvalde college taking pictures. "You're doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the point of converse.

Regulation enforcement officials also faced criticism Thursday regarding the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In actual fact, some pissed off onlookers had been 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 team burst in and shot Ramos to dying. However, a department spokesperson mentioned Thursday that authorities have been still making an attempt to make clear the timeline. In different phrases, it is unclear if the timeline began when the gunman reached the varsity or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators were also unable to say with any certainty whether an armed school district security officer outside Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth