“Lawmakers who continuously allow these mass shootings to continue by not passing stricter gun laws should be voted out,” she said. As part of his testimony, he recounted a horrifying and disturbing scene: "I'll never forget what I saw that day," he said. Guerrero - who said he's lived in Uvalde his whole life and treated children in the community before the massacre - said that he "raced" to Uvalde Memorial Hospital on the day of the mass shooting. Roy Guerrero, a pediatrician in Texas, described witnessing what he described as the "carnage in my hometown of Uvalde" during Wednesday's hearing. When he went into the adjacent room, she got "a little blood and I put it all over me" and stayed quiet.Ī Texas pediatrician described witnessing the "carnage in my hometown of Uvalde." The gunman shot her teacher in the head, as well as some of her classmates, including her friend next to her, Cerrillo said. Students tried to hide behind their teacher's desk when the gunman entered the classroom, she said.
In a pre-recorded video, 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo described to lawmakers how she survived the Robb Elementary School massacre by smearing her friend's blood over herself and pretending to be dead.
If you're just reading in now, here's some of what was said at today's hearing:Īn 11-year-old Uvalde shooting survivor described how she covered herself in her friend's blood to stay alive. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/Getty Images)Ī House committee held a hearing today on gun violence, featuring a survivor and others affected by the recent shootings at a Uvalde elementary school and a Buffalo supermarket. Jackie Speier reacts as she listens to testimony on Wednesday.
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