Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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 performed 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 throughout the taking pictures.

"Around midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and she was just crying, like 'I believe it just hit Miah. I believe every part got here to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of many two academics killed. Her mates and classmates had been additionally targeted.

Rivera mentioned that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she might pretend she was dead," mentioned Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over, however that's what my sister-in-law said is that she saw her buddy filled with blood and she or he bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

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

"At this point, we just have to pray and ask God to help us move forward by means of this situation, I do know it is traumatizing as it's," stated Rivera.

Nearly everyone in the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody within the mass shooting at Robb Elementary Faculty, residents are supporting each other as they start dealing with the tragedy.