Aunt – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

The household of an 11-year-old girl who survived the massacre at Robb Elementary College in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday says the 4th grader performed lifeless after the gunman entered her classroom.

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

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

Rivera said Miah's instructor, Irma Garcia, was one of many two lecturers killed. Her pals and classmates were also focused.

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

"Miah obtained some blood and put it on herself so she could fake she was lifeless," said Rivera. "It's an excessive amount of for me to play that scene again and again, however that's what my sister-in-law said is that she noticed her friend full of blood and he or she bought blood and put it on herself."

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

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

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

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

Practically everybody within 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.