Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The family of an 11-year-old lady 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 said the 4th grader is struggling to manage and telling them what she witnessed through the taking pictures.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and he or she was just crying, like 'I think it simply hit Miah. I believe the whole lot came to reality now,'" stated Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of many two teachers killed. Her buddies and classmates have been additionally targeted.

Rivera said that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she may fake she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, but that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her pal full of blood and she or he bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

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

"At this level, we simply have to hope and ask God to assist us transfer forward by way of this example, I know it is traumatizing as it is," mentioned Rivera.

Almost everyone within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of somebody within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary Faculty, residents are supporting one another as they start dealing with the tragedy.