Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old lady who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played useless after the gunman entered her classroom.

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

"Around midnight my sister-in-law referred to as me and he or she was simply crying, like 'I believe it simply hit Miah. I think the whole lot got here to actuality now,'" mentioned Blanca Rivera.

Rivera said Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of the two teachers killed. Her pals and classmates have been also targeted.

Rivera mentioned that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she might fake she was useless," stated Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene over and over, but that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she noticed her friend full of blood and she 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," mentioned Rivera.

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

"At this point, we simply have to wish and ask God to assist us transfer forward by means of this example, I do know it's traumatizing as it is," said Rivera.

Practically everyone in the town of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of someone within the mass capturing at Robb Elementary School, residents are supporting one another as they begin coping with the tragedy.