Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

The household of an 11-year-old woman who survived the bloodbath 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 mentioned the 4th grader is struggling to cope and telling them what she witnessed during the taking pictures.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and she was simply crying, like 'I think it just hit Miah. I think every little thing got here to reality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of the two lecturers killed. Her friends and classmates had been additionally focused.

Rivera stated that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah received 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 again and again, however that's what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her pal full of blood and she or he obtained 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 again," mentioned Rivera.

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

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

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