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

Fourth grade teacher Irma Garcia died trying to guard her college students alongside teacher Eva Mireles.

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

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Members of the family tell 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 School in Uvalde and opened fireplace. 

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

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

Officials have not yet launched a motive for the capturing, but a number of questions have been raised since the bloodbath, including safety measures put in place for the school and who should 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 earlier than the assault, but had "no identified mental well being history," or had a legal historical past identified both. 

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Shortly after delivering remarks, gubernatorial candidate, Beto O'Rourke, walked up to 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 deadly Uvalde faculty taking pictures. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke advised the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of communicate.

Regulation enforcement officials additionally confronted criticism Thursday regarding the time it took before the rampage was ultimately stopped. In truth, some annoyed 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 before a U.S. Border Patrol staff burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nevertheless, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been nonetheless making an attempt to make clear the timeline. In different phrases, it is 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 within the town of Uvalde exchanged fire