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 dead after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother said the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed through the capturing.

"Around midnight my sister-in-law called me and she was simply crying, like 'I think it simply hit Miah. I feel all the things got here to reality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of many two teachers killed. Her associates and classmates have been additionally focused.

Rivera stated that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah got some blood and put it on herself so she might faux she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, but that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she noticed her pal stuffed with blood and she or he received blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mother of three, said the family is rallying around Miah to assist her recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we just have to hope and ask God to assist us transfer forward through this case, I know it's traumatizing as it's," stated Rivera.

Nearly everybody in the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody in the mass taking pictures at Robb Elementary Faculty, residents are supporting one another as they start coping with the tragedy.