Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Price

The family of an 11-year-old woman who survived the bloodbath at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed useless 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 during the taking pictures.

"Round midnight my sister-in-law known as me and he or she was simply crying, like 'I believe it just hit Miah. I believe everything got here to actuality now,'" said Blanca Rivera.

Rivera said Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of many two academics killed. Her buddies and classmates have been also targeted.

Rivera stated that is when Miah went into survival mode.

"Miah acquired some blood and put it on herself so she might fake she was useless," mentioned Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, but that's what my sister-in-law mentioned is that she saw her pal stuffed with blood and she bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

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

"At this point, we just have to hope and ask God to help us move forward via this case, I know it's traumatizing as it is," mentioned Rivera.

Almost everyone in the city of Uvalde has been touched by the lack of someone within the mass shooting at Robb Elementary College, residents are supporting one another as they start dealing with the tragedy.