Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

The household of an 11-year-old girl who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played 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 she or he was simply crying, like 'I believe it simply hit Miah. I think every part came to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of many two academics killed. Her buddies and classmates were additionally focused.

Rivera said that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah acquired some blood and put it on herself so she might pretend she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It's too much for me to play that scene over and over, but that's what my sister-in-law stated is that she noticed her pal 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 stated she had bullet fragments in her back," said Rivera.

Rivera, a mother of three, said the household is rallying around Miah to assist her recover bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we just have to wish and ask God to assist us move ahead by this situation, I do know it is traumatizing as it's," mentioned Rivera.

Almost everybody in 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.