United States: “I don’t want it to happen again”, implores a girl survivor of the Texas massacre in front of Congress – franceinfo

The assailant “shot my teacher, he said ‘good night’ and he shot her in the head. Then he shot some of my classmates and the blackboard,” said 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo. at a hearing on gun control in the United States. Article written by Published on 08/06/2022 17:57 Updated on 08/06/2022 18:02 Reading time: 1 min. “I don’t want this to happen again,” an 11-year-old girl, survivor of the May 24 killings in a Texas elementary school, implored the US Congress on Wednesday June 8. Miah Cerrillo, who covered herself in the blood of a comrade whose body lay next to her to escape the attention of the shooter, plunged the country back into the horror of the Uvalde shooting, during a a hearing on the regulation of firearms in the United States. In pre-recorded testimony, 11-year-old Uvalde school shooting survivor Miah Cerrillo details how the gunman killed her teacher and classmates, and how she played dead by covering herself in her classmate’s blood. pic.twitter.com/W6ZChi68S3 — MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 8, 2022 The assailant “shot my teacher, he said ‘good night’ to her and he shot her in the head. Then he shot her some of my comrades and on the board”, testified the little girl in comments broadcast by video. “When I got closer to the backpacks, he shot my friend who was right next to me and I thought he was going to come back into the room,” she said. “So I took some blood and smeared it all over myself… I was silent, then I grabbed my teacher’s phone and called [le numéro d’urgence] 911”, continued the little girl. Miah Cerrillo assured that she no longer felt safe at school. Share: Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share by email Share the link