Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

The household of an 11-year-old woman who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played lifeless after the gunman entered her classroom.

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

"Around midnight my sister-in-law known as me and he or she was simply crying, like 'I feel it just hit Miah. I feel every little thing got here to reality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

Rivera said Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of many two lecturers killed. Her associates and classmates had been additionally targeted.

Rivera said that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah received some blood and put it on herself so she may faux she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over, but that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she noticed her good friend full of blood and he or she acquired blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mom of three, stated the family is rallying around Miah to assist her recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this point, we simply have to pray and ask God to assist us transfer ahead through this example, I do know it's traumatizing as it is," mentioned Rivera.

Practically everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of someone within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary College, residents are supporting each other as they start coping with the tragedy.