Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The family of an 11-year-old lady who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played dead after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother said the 4th grader is struggling to manage and telling them what she witnessed in the course of the capturing.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and she or he was simply crying, like 'I feel it simply hit Miah. I feel every little thing came to actuality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of the two lecturers killed. Her pals and classmates have been additionally focused.

Rivera mentioned that's when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah got some blood and put it on herself so she could fake she was dead," mentioned Rivera. "It's too much for me to play that scene over and over, but that's what my sister-in-law said is that she noticed her pal filled with blood and he or she got blood and put it on herself."

Miah was injured but taken to the hospital and has been released.

"My brother stated she had bullet fragments in her back," stated Rivera.

Rivera, a mom of three, stated the family is rallying around Miah to help her recover bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this point, we just have to pray and ask God to help us transfer ahead by this case, I know it is traumatizing as it's," stated Rivera.

Practically everybody in the town of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of somebody within the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting one another as they begin dealing with the tragedy.