Husband of instructor killed in Texas school taking pictures dies from coronary heart attack

Fourth grade instructor Irma Garcia died trying to protect her students alongside instructor Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college trainer killed throughout a mass taking pictures in Uvalde, Texas has died of a heart attack. 

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Relations tell 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 College in Uvalde and opened fire. 

Mrs. Garcia was considered one of two academics, together with 19 college students who have been killed within the lethal bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and go away behind 4 youngsters. 

Officers have not but launched a motive for the capturing, however a number of questions have been raised since the bloodbath, together with safety measures put in place for the varsity and who needs 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 in the face and sent cryptic online messages moments earlier than the attack, however had "no known psychological well being historical past," or had a criminal historical past identified 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 shooting. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke advised the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to converse.

Law enforcement officials additionally faced criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In truth, some pissed off 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 workforce burst in and shot Ramos to dying. Nonetheless, a department spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities were still trying to clarify the timeline. In different 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 had been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed college district security officer outside Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged fireplace