Husband of teacher killed in Texas school taking pictures dies from heart attack

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

UVALDE, Texas - The husband of an elementary college teacher killed during a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has died of a coronary heart assault. 

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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 Faculty in Uvalde and opened hearth. 

Mrs. Garcia was considered one of two lecturers, together with 19 students who have been killed within the deadly bloodbath. 

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

Officials haven't yet launched a motive for the shooting, but several questions have been raised for the reason that bloodbath, including security measures put in place for the varsity and who ought 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 in the face and despatched cryptic online messages moments earlier than the assault, however had "no identified psychological health 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 help the case.

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

Legislation enforcement officials additionally faced criticism Thursday relating to the time it took before the rampage was in the end stopped. Actually, some annoyed onlookers have been 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 workforce burst in and shot Ramos to loss of life. Nonetheless, a department spokesperson said Thursday that authorities have been still making an attempt to clarify the timeline. In different phrases, 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 have been additionally unable to say with any certainty whether an armed school district security officer outdoors Robb Elementary in the town of Uvalde exchanged hearth