Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The family of an 11-year-old lady who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played useless 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 throughout the shooting.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and she was just crying, like 'I believe it just hit Miah. I think every part got here to actuality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

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

Rivera stated that is when Miah went into survival mode.

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

Miah was injured but 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, stated the family is rallying round Miah to assist her get well physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this point, we just have to wish and ask God to help us move ahead via this example, I do know it is traumatizing as it is," said Rivera.

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