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

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

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Members of the family 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 hearth. 

Mrs. Garcia was one in every of two lecturers, together with 19 students who were killed in the lethal bloodbath. 

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

Officials haven't yet launched a motive for the taking pictures, however several questions have been raised because the bloodbath, including safety measures put in place for the school and who must be held accountable. 

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During a press conference Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother in the face and sent cryptic on-line messages moments earlier than the attack, however had "no recognized mental well being history," or had a prison history identified either. 

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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 lethal Uvalde school taking pictures. "You are doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of converse.

Legislation enforcement officials also confronted criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. In actual fact, some pissed off onlookers were 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 staff burst in and shot Ramos to death. Nonetheless, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been still attempting to clarify the timeline. In other 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 have been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether an armed faculty district security officer outdoors Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth