Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old girl who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed dead 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.

"Around midnight my sister-in-law called me and he or she was just crying, like 'I think it simply hit Miah. I believe every part came to reality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of many two teachers killed. Her buddies and classmates were also focused.

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 dead," mentioned Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over again, however that is what my sister-in-law said is that she noticed her pal filled with blood and she acquired 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 mom of three, mentioned the family is rallying around Miah to assist her get better physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we just have to pray and ask God to assist us move forward via this situation, I know it's traumatizing as it's," said Rivera.

Almost everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of someone in the mass capturing at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting one another as they begin dealing with the tragedy.