Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household 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 stated the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed during the capturing.

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

Rivera said Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of the two academics killed. Her friends and classmates have been additionally focused.

Rivera mentioned that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah acquired some blood and put it on herself so she might pretend she was dead," 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 said is that she noticed her friend filled with blood and he or she got blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mother of three, stated the family is rallying around Miah to assist her get better bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we just have to pray and ask God to help us transfer forward via this example, I know it's traumatizing as it's," stated Rivera.

Nearly everyone in the city of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of somebody in the mass capturing at Robb Elementary College, residents are supporting each other as they start dealing with the tragedy.