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Robb Elementary shooting survivor Mia Serilo, 11, told a reporter that the Uwalde, Texas, suspect in the murder of 21 people, including 19 children, said “good night” and played “sad” music before finding fire on 10 and 11 year old children. .
Mia and her classmates watched “Lilo & Stitch” on Tuesday during their final school week, when her teachers, the late Eva Mireles and Irma Garcia, received an email warning teachers that the shooter was in the building, the 11-year-old said during interview. Mia agreed to the interview only on the condition that she would talk to the interviewing woman, as she was afraid of men after the shooting and would not be recorded.
One of the teachers went to the door of the classroom, “and he was right there – they made eye contact,” the 11-year-old told CNN. “Maya says it all happened so fast. He supported the teacher in the classroom. He made eye contact with the teacher again, looked her straight in the eye and said goodnight, then shot her and killed her.”
Crosses with the names of the victims of Tuesday’s shooting were placed in front of Robb Elementary School in Uwalde, Texas, Thursday, May 26, 2022 (AP Photo / Jae C. Hong)
The suspected shooter also began blowing up “sad” music, which the 11-year-old described as “sounding like” I want people to die “music” as he entered the classroom.
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While her classmates and friends were shot all around her, Maya had the intuition to cover herself with the blood of her close friend to look dead.
She said she had been in the classroom for three hours, but her mother corrected her and told her that she had only been in the classroom for an hour, during which time Maya thought the police had not yet arrived at Rob Elementary School. according to CNN.
Joseph Ávila, left, prays while holding flowers in honor of the victims killed Tuesday in Tuesday’s shooting at Rob Elementary School in Uwalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 (AP Photo / Jae C. Hong)
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Texas Public Safety Director Steve McCrow said the shooter may have been at the school from 40 minutes to an hour.
On Thursday, Uwalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez issued a statement saying his staff had responded to shooter reports “within minutes,” along with school district staff. Two police officers received gunshot wounds.
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“This is an ongoing investigation led by the Texas Rangers. I understand that there are questions about the details of what happened. “I know the answers will not come quickly enough during this probationary period, but rest assured that once the full investigation is complete, I will be able to answer all the questions we can,” Rodriguez wrote.
People react outside the Civic Center after a deadly shooting at a school at Rob Elementary School in Uwalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (AP Photo / Dario Lopez-Mills)
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Maya is now suffering from trauma and bullet wounds to her shoulders, back and head. GoFundMe to support the cost of therapy for an 11-year-old child called “donate to help Miah” is listed in the Svalde Relief Fund on the fundraising website.
Victims of Tuesday’s shooting include Mireles and Garcia; Uzziah Garcia, 8; Makena Elrod, 10; Jose Flores Jr. 10; Rogelio Torres, 10; Xavier Lopez, 10; Amery Joe Garza, 10; Anabel Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10; Elijah Cruz Torres, 10; Eliana Garcia, 10; Jace Carmelo Luevanos, 10; Jalia Nicole Silgero, 10; Tess Mata, 10; Alexandria Ania Rubio, 10; Jackie Casares, 10; New Bravo, 10; Leila Salazar, 11; Alitea Ramirez, 10; Have Juliana Rodriguez, 10; and Miranda Mathis, 11
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