Husband of trainer killed in Texas faculty shooting dies from heart attack

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

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary school 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 - just two days after his spouse was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary School in Uvalde and opened fire. 

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

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and go away behind 4 youngsters. 

Officers haven't yet launched a motive for the taking pictures, however several questions have been raised for the reason that bloodbath, together with security measures put in place for the varsity 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 online messages moments earlier than the assault, however had "no recognized psychological well being history," or had a felony 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 assist the case.

Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press conference on the state's response to the lethal Uvalde faculty taking pictures. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of converse.

Regulation enforcement officers additionally confronted criticism Thursday concerning the time it took before the rampage was finally stopped. Actually, some frustrated 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 earlier than a U.S. Border Patrol workforce burst in and shot Ramos to dying. Nevertheless, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been still trying to clarify the timeline. In other words, it is 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 or not an armed faculty district security officer exterior Robb Elementary within the city of Uvalde exchanged hearth