Texas school shooting – the Husband of killed teacher dies of grief. His heart simply couldn’t take it anymore.
The husband of Mrs Garcia, one of the teachers slain in Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has died of a heart attack.
Joe Garcia was the husband of Irma Garcia, who taught for 23 years at Robb Elementary School.
Mrs Garcia was one of two teachers killed by a teenage gunman in the shooting that left 21 people dead – including 19 children.
The couple – who were married for 24 years – are survived by four children in the most tragic circumstances – the mum is slaine by a shooter at school and the husband of the killed teacher dies of a broken heart.
Husband of killed teacher dies
By Thursday night, an online fundraiser for the Garcia family had raised nearly $1.6m (£1.3m) out of an initial modest goal of $10,000.
The GoFundMe page said it was being organised by Mrs Garcia’s cousin, Debra Austin, who wrote: “I truly believe Joe died of a broken heart.”
On Twitter, a nephew of Mrs Garcia, John Martinez, said that Mr Garcia had “passed away due to grief” in the wake of his wife’s murder.
Mrs Garcia died a hero -protecting her children
Mr Garcia died of a fatal heart attack. Mrs Garcia died a hero and despite the imminent danger she was protecting her children in her class, like a shield.
The Garcias leave behind four children – two boys and two girls – ranging from 12 to 23 years old.
In the aftermath of the deadly shooting in Uvalde, Mr Martinez told the US News that Mrs Garcia was found by officers “embracing children in her arms pretty much until her last breath”.
“She sacrificed herself protecting the kids in her classroom,” he wrote on a fundraising page. “She was a hero”.
Mrs Garcia and the other teacher killed in the shooting, Eva Mireles, had been teaching together for five years and had more than 40 years of experience between them.
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- The 18-year-old gunman was not confronted by a school resource officer outside the building – he walked in freely armed and dangerous.
- It took over an hour for police tactical teams to arrive at the scene who then forced entry and fatally shot the suspect, officials said.
- Just before the mass shooting, the shooter allegedly sent an Instagram DM to a teenage girl about his intentions to attack.
- President Biden and the first lady will visit Uvalde on Sunday
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