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 performed dead 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.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and he or she was just crying, like 'I feel it simply hit Miah. I think every thing came to actuality now,'" stated Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of the two teachers killed. Her mates and classmates had been also focused.

Rivera stated that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah obtained some blood and put it on herself so she might fake she was lifeless," stated Rivera. "It is too much for me to play that scene again and again, but that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her buddy filled with blood and she or he acquired blood and put it on herself."

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

"My brother stated she had bullet fragments in her back," 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 help us move forward through this situation, I do know it's traumatizing as it is," mentioned Rivera.

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