Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old woman who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played lifeless after the gunman entered her classroom.

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

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

Rivera said Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of many two teachers killed. Her associates and classmates were additionally focused.

Rivera mentioned that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she might faux she was useless," stated 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 said is that she saw her friend stuffed with blood and he or she obtained 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 mother of three, mentioned the household is rallying around Miah to help her recover bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

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

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