Shooting in Texas: The husband of one of the murdered teachers died of a heart attack
Irma Garcia, a fourth-grade teacher, and her husband Joe met in high school and had four children.
"I have no words to describe how we feel," her nephew tweeted.
"Please pray for our family."
At the same time, criticism from parents was voiced against the police response to the shooting
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26/05/2022
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 21:23 Updated: 21:43
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In video: In Texas mourn the deaths of 19 students and 2 teachers (Photo: Reuters)
The husband of one of the teachers who was murdered Tuesday at Rob Elementary School in Ovalda, Texas died of a heart attack two days after the shooting, in which another teacher and 19 students were killed.
In a Twitter tweet, a family member confirmed the news that Joe Garcia, Irma Garcia's husband of 24 years, "died of grief".
They have been in love since high school, leaving behind four children, according to the Dallas Morning News.
"I have no words to describe how we feel," tweeted John Martinez, Irma Garcia's nephew.
"Please pray for our family. God have mercy on us, it is not easy."
Irma Garcia, a fourth grade teacher was 49. She taught at the school for 22 years, according to the school website.
In 2019 she was nominated for the Trinity Award for Excellence at Trinity University.
Go Fund page who was set up for her family and for funeral expenses.
On the page she is described as a veteran educator and mother of four children who was "sweet, kind and loving".
"She sacrificed herself while protecting the children in her class," the page read.
"She was a heroine. She was loved by many and they will miss her."
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Criticism of the police
Families in Ovalda began preparing today (Thursday) for the funeral arrangements of the 21 victims, while that day was supposed to be the last day of school before the summer break.
New details regarding the hour of terror inside the school continued to be revealed during the day, as well as harsh criticism against the police response.
According to the New York Times, parents of students trapped inside the classroom urged police to storm the school earlier.
"They were angry," 26-year-old Derek Sotlo, who heard the shots from the nearby garage and immediately went to school, told the newspaper.
"We just thought to ourselves, 'What the hell is going on there?'
Are they about to enter ?. The fathers said, 'Give us vests, we will enter ourselves!' ", He added.
Photos of some of the victims of the shooting at a school in Texas (Photo: image processing, documentation on social networks according to section 27A of the Copyright Law)
The first report of an armed man approaching the school arrived at 11:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
By the time the 18-year-old was killed by police after 1 p.m., he had already managed to kill 19 students and two teachers.
Now the question arises as to how the police and a security guard of the school handled the shooting.
Early reports claimed that the shooter and a police officer outside the school opened an exchange of fire, but this did not happen, according to the schedule formulated by law enforcement officials, a source close to the investigation said.
The officer was not stationed at the school, but in a nearby car, and ran to the scene after the first emergency call arrived.
On the way to school, the shooter had already approached the building and started firing at the entrance, according to the schedule.
Within minutes, two more police officers arrived at the school.
Two staff members of the Ovalda police entered the building.
The girl at that point entered two adjacent classes and began firing.
The two officers tried to enter the classroom and were shot, according to the schedule.
According to information, most of the victims were shot in the first minutes of the shooter's arrival.
The shooter continued to shoot through the wall and door at police officers outside the classroom.
In those minutes the shooter, Salvador Ramos, shot at children and teachers.
Random shots were heard until the tactical crew arrived at 1 p.m.
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