Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old woman who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary Faculty 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 or he was simply crying, like 'I feel it just hit Miah. I believe every thing got here to reality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of the two academics killed. Her buddies and classmates had been also targeted.

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

"Miah obtained some blood and put it on herself so she might faux she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, however 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 released.

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

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

"At this point, we just have to hope and ask God to assist us move ahead by this case, I know it's traumatizing as it's," said Rivera.

Almost everybody within the town of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of someone within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary Faculty, residents are supporting each other as they start dealing with the tragedy.