Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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

Miah Cerrillo's aunt and godmother stated the 4th grader is struggling to manage and telling them what she witnessed during the shooting.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and she was just crying, like 'I feel it just hit Miah. I believe every part came to actuality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's trainer, Irma Garcia, was one of the two lecturers killed. Her friends and classmates had been additionally targeted.

Rivera said that's when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah acquired some blood and put it on herself so she could pretend she was lifeless," mentioned Rivera. "It's too much for me to play that scene over and over again, but that is what my sister-in-law mentioned is that she saw her buddy filled with blood and she or he got blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mom of three, mentioned the family is rallying around Miah to assist her get better bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

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

Almost everyone in the town of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of somebody in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting each other as they start dealing with the tragedy.