Husband of teacher killed in Texas school shooting dies from heart assault

Fourth grade trainer Irma Garcia died making an attempt to protect her 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 assault. 

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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 School in Uvalde and opened hearth. 

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

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and depart behind 4 children. 

Officers haven't but launched a motive for the capturing, but several questions have been raised because the massacre, together with safety measures put in place for the school 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 within the face and despatched cryptic on-line messages moments before the attack, however had "no recognized psychological health historical past," or had a prison historical past identified both. 

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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 conference on the state's response to the lethal Uvalde school capturing. "You're doing nothing," O'Rourke advised the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was getting ready to communicate.

Law enforcement officials additionally faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In reality, some annoyed 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 workforce burst in and shot Ramos to loss of life. However, a division spokesperson stated Thursday that authorities have been still trying to clarify the timeline. In other words, 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 have been also unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed faculty district security officer outside Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged fire