Husband of teacher killed in Texas college taking pictures dies from coronary heart attack

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

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college teacher killed throughout 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 - just two days after his wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary College in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

Mrs. Garcia was one among two lecturers, together with 19 students who had been killed in the lethal massacre. 

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

Officials haven't yet released a motive for the shooting, but a number of questions have been raised for the reason that massacre, together with safety measures put in place for the school and who ought 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 sent cryptic online messages moments before the attack, however had "no recognized mental 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 assist the case.

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

Legislation enforcement officers also confronted criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In truth, some annoyed 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 crew burst in and shot Ramos to demise. Nevertheless, a department spokesperson stated 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 college or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators were additionally unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed college district safety officer outside Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged fireplace