Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old girl who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader played lifeless 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 called me and she was simply crying, like 'I feel it simply hit Miah. I think the whole lot got here to reality now,'" stated Blanca Rivera.

Rivera mentioned Miah's teacher, Irma Garcia, was one of the two lecturers killed. Her mates and classmates were also focused.

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

"Miah bought some blood and put it on herself so she might fake she was lifeless," stated Rivera. "It is an excessive amount of for me to play that scene time and again, but that is what my sister-in-law stated is that she saw her friend stuffed with blood and he or she obtained blood and put it on herself."

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

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

Rivera, a mother of three, mentioned the household is rallying round Miah to assist her get well bodily, emotionally and spiritually.

"At this level, we simply have to hope and ask God to help us transfer forward by way of this case, I know it's traumatizing as it is," stated Rivera.

Nearly everybody within the city of Uvalde has been touched by the loss of somebody in the mass capturing at Robb Elementary Faculty, residents are supporting one another as they start dealing with the tragedy.