Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The family of an 11-year-old woman who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed lifeless 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 throughout the taking pictures.

"Around midnight my sister-in-law called me and she or he was simply crying, like 'I believe it simply hit Miah. I think the whole lot got here to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of many two lecturers killed. Her buddies and classmates were additionally focused.

Rivera said that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah received some blood and put it on herself so she might pretend she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It is too much for me to play that scene over and over, but that is what my sister-in-law said is that she noticed her good friend filled with blood and she or he bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mom of three, said the household is rallying round Miah to assist her recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this point, we just have to pray and ask God to help us transfer forward via this example, I know it is traumatizing as it is," mentioned Rivera.

Practically everybody in the city 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 coping with the tragedy.