(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 25 MAY - There are also two teachers among the victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
One of them, Irma Garcia, 46, died as a hero: according to the reconstruction of the police, she did everything to defend her students.
She has been a teacher for 23 years, she leaves behind four children.
In 2019 she was named teacher of the year.
My "Tia" didn't make it, she sacrificed herself protecting the children in her class, please think of my family when you pray, IRMA GARCIA IS HER NAME her and she died as a HERO.
She was loved by many and we will really miss her, "writes her nephew on social media.
The second teacher is Eva Mireles. She was 44 and worked in the school district for 17. She was married to a police officer and had a daughter who went to college. ( HANDLE).