Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The household of an 11-year-old lady who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary Faculty 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 in the course of the taking pictures.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and she was simply crying, like 'I feel it simply hit Miah. I feel the whole lot came to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of many two lecturers killed. Her associates and classmates have been additionally targeted.

Rivera stated that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah acquired some blood and put it on herself so she could pretend she was lifeless," mentioned 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 mentioned is that she noticed her good friend full of blood and she bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mom of three, said the household is rallying around Miah to help her get well physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we simply have to hope and ask God to assist us transfer ahead via this case, I know it is traumatizing as it's," mentioned Rivera.

Nearly everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting one another as they begin dealing with the tragedy.