Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

The household of an 11-year-old girl who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed useless 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 during the shooting.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and she was just crying, like 'I think it simply hit Miah. I feel the whole lot got here to reality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of many two teachers killed. Her buddies and classmates had been also targeted.

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

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she could fake she was useless," mentioned Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, but that's what my sister-in-law said is that she saw her buddy filled with blood and he or she acquired blood and put it on herself."

Miah was injured however 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 family is rallying round Miah to help her recover bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we simply have to hope and ask God to assist us move forward via this situation, I do know it is traumatizing as it's," mentioned Rivera.

Nearly everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of someone in the mass capturing at Robb Elementary College, residents are supporting one another as they begin dealing with the tragedy.