Student Miah Cerrillo, a survivor of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, appears on a screen during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: The New York Times via AP
Student Miah Cerrillo, a survivor of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, appears on a screen during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: The New York Times via AP
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Girl, 11, tells US Congress how she covered herself in blood to survive Texas school shooting

  • Miah Cerrillo recounted how she watched her teacher get shot during the Uvalde school massacre that killed 19 children and two adults
  • The Democratic-led House is expected to pass legislation for gun control, but it has almost no chance of becoming law

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Updated: 10:45am, 9 Jun, 2022

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Student Miah Cerrillo, a survivor of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, appears on a screen during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: The New York Times via AP
Student Miah Cerrillo, a survivor of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, appears on a screen during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on gun violence in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: The New York Times via AP
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