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The American town of Uvaldein the southern state of Texasmourned Irma Linda García, one of the two teachers killed last week in a massacre at an elementary school, along with her husband, who died days after the attack, leaving their four children orphaned.
Irma Linda Garcia48 years old, was assassinated by Salvador Ramosan 18-year-old entered Robb Elementary with a semi-automatic rifle on May 24, unleashing a massacre that also killed another teacher and 19 children.
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Garcia and her husband Joe, who died two days later, had been married for more than 24 years. “They began their relationship in high school,” say the obituaries of both.
The collective fund GoFundMe created for the Garciaindicated that Joe died of a “medical emergency” on May 26. At first he sought to raise $10,000, but so far more than $2.78 million have been donated.
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“I truly believe that Joe died of a broken heart and losing the love of his life”said the page.
The coffins covered with flowers were carried to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of the town for a mass attended by the Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona.
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“We must unite as a country against this senseless cycle of violence”the official wrote in a statement.
Five victims, including two children, remained hospitalized Wednesday in the city of San Antonio, according to media.
The first funerals for the students killed in the attack were held on Tuesday. As the community mourned the victims, anger flared over the police’s delayed response during the incident.
After intense criticism, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Steven McCraw, admitted that it was a “wrong decision” to wait more than an hour to neutralize the attacker.
This tragedy, the latest in an epidemic of gun violence in the United States in recent years, has prompted desperate calls from many quarters for Congress to pass stricter laws on the sale and possession of firearms.
the of Uvalde It was the second-deadliest attack on an educational facility since the slaying of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.
Following the Uvalde massacre, however, there were a dozen shootings with more than four deaths reported across the country over the Memorial Day weekend.
According to the Gun Violence Archive website, there were at least 132 deaths and 329 injuries from firearms across the country from Saturday night 28 to Monday 30.
Source: Elcomercio
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