Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

The household of an 11-year-old girl who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played useless after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother mentioned the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed throughout the shooting.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and he or she was simply crying, like 'I believe it simply hit Miah. I think all the pieces got here to actuality now,'" stated Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of many two academics killed. Her mates and classmates had been also focused.

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

"Miah obtained some blood and put it on herself so she may faux she was dead," said Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over again, however that's what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her friend full of blood and she received blood and put it on herself."

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

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

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

"At this level, we simply have to pray and ask God to help us move forward by means of this case, I know it's traumatizing as it's," stated Rivera.

Almost everybody within the town of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of someone in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting one another as they start dealing with the tragedy.