Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The household of an 11-year-old lady who survived the bloodbath 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 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 everything got here to actuality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

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

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

"Miah obtained some blood and put it on herself so she could pretend she was useless," mentioned Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over, however that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her friend filled with blood and he or she received blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mother of three, stated the household is rallying round Miah to help her get better bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we simply have to hope and ask God to help us move forward by means of this situation, I do know it's traumatizing as it is," said Rivera.

Almost everybody in the town of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of somebody in the mass taking pictures at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting one another as they start coping with the tragedy.