Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

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 lifeless after the gunman entered her classroom.

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother said the 4th grader is struggling to manage and telling them what she witnessed throughout the shooting.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and she was simply crying, like 'I believe it simply hit Miah. I believe all the pieces came to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of the two lecturers killed. Her pals and classmates had been additionally focused.

Rivera said that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah obtained some blood and put it on herself so she could fake she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene again and again, but that is what my sister-in-law said is that she noticed her good friend stuffed with blood and she got 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," said Rivera.

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

"At this point, we simply have to wish and ask God to assist us move forward by this case, I know it's traumatizing as it is," stated Rivera.

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