Husband of instructor killed in Texas school shooting dies from coronary heart assault

Fourth grade trainer Irma Garcia died attempting to protect her college students alongside trainer Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college trainer killed throughout a mass capturing in Uvalde, Texas has died of a 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 college students who had been killed within the deadly massacre. 

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

Officials haven't yet released a motive for the shooting, but several questions have been raised because the massacre, together with security measures put in place for the varsity 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 online messages moments before the attack, but had "no identified mental health history," or had a prison 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 help the case.

Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press convention on the state's response to the lethal Uvalde faculty shooting. "You're doing nothing," O'Rourke instructed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the point of communicate.

Regulation enforcement officers additionally faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took before the rampage was finally stopped. Actually, some frustrated onlookers have 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 before a U.S. Border Patrol crew burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nevertheless, a division spokesperson mentioned Thursday that authorities were nonetheless attempting to clarify the timeline. In different phrases, it's unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the school or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators have been also unable to say with any certainty whether an armed faculty district security officer exterior Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth