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

Fourth grade trainer Irma Garcia died attempting to protect her students alongside instructor Eva Mireles.

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary faculty instructor killed during a mass capturing in Uvalde, Texas has died of a coronary heart assault. 

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Members of the family 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 hearth. 

Mrs. Garcia was certainly one of two academics, together with 19 students who had been killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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The couple was married for twenty-four years and leave behind 4 kids. 

Officers haven't yet released a motive for the taking pictures, but several questions have been raised because the massacre, including security measures put in place for the school and who needs to be held accountable. 

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Throughout a press convention Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott revealed the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot his grandmother within the face and sent cryptic online messages moments earlier than the assault, however had "no identified mental health history," or had a legal history 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 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 are doing nothing," O'Rourke told the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of converse.

Regulation enforcement officers additionally faced criticism Thursday regarding the time it took earlier than the rampage was in the end stopped. In fact, some frustrated onlookers have 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 before a U.S. Border Patrol crew burst in and shot Ramos to demise. Nonetheless, a division spokesperson said Thursday that authorities have been nonetheless making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In other words, it's 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 also unable to say with any certainty whether or not an armed college district safety officer outdoors Robb Elementary within the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth