Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The family of an 11-year-old girl who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played 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 in the course of the capturing.

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

Rivera said Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of many two lecturers killed. Her mates and classmates had been also targeted.

Rivera mentioned that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah received some blood and put it on herself so she may faux she was useless," said Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, however that is what my sister-in-law said is that she noticed her friend full of blood and he or she bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mom of three, mentioned the household is rallying around Miah to help her recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we just have to pray and ask God to help us move ahead via this situation, I do know it is traumatizing as it's," stated Rivera.

Practically everyone within the town of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting each other as they begin coping with the tragedy.