Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The family of an 11-year-old lady who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary Faculty in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed lifeless 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 throughout the shooting.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law called me and she or he was simply crying, like 'I believe it just hit Miah. I think all the pieces came to reality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

Rivera stated Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of the two teachers killed. Her friends and classmates were also targeted.

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

"Miah received some blood and put it on herself so she might faux she was dead," stated Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, however that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she noticed her pal filled with blood and she or he got blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mother of three, stated the family is rallying around Miah to assist her recover physically, emotionally and spiritually.

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

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