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

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

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

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Relations inform FOX 26 Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, died Thursday - simply two days after his wife was tragically killed when a gunman entered Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde and opened fire. 

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

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

Officials haven't but launched a motive for the shooting, however a number of questions have been raised since the massacre, together with security measures put in place for the varsity and who should 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 before the assault, but had "no identified mental health historical past," or had a prison 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 help the case.

Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas leaders as they held a press convention on the state's response to the deadly Uvalde school capturing. "You might be doing nothing," O'Rourke instructed the group as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on the brink of speak.

Legislation enforcement officials also faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took before the rampage was finally stopped. In actual fact, some pissed off 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 loss of life. Nonetheless, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities had been nonetheless trying to make clear the timeline. In different words, it's unclear if the timeline started when the gunman reached the college or earlier when he shot his grandmother. 

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Investigators were also unable to say with any certainty whether an armed faculty district safety officer outside Robb Elementary within the city of Uvalde exchanged fire