Two cheerleaders from Texas were shot after one got into the wrong car.

After one of the cheerleaders made an erroneous attempt to enter the wrong vehicle in a parking lot near Austin, Texas, two high school cheerleaders were shot. One of the competitors, Payton Washington, 18, was genuinely harmed and is in emergency clinic. The other victim received treatment on the spot. In the incident that took place on Tuesday at 00:15 local time (05:15 GMT), multiple shots were fired.

 

Police later charged Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr, 25, with dangerous lead. That charge is most frequently applied when weapons are utilized foolishly and somebody's life is jeopardized. It is a third-degree felony with a maximum sentence of ten years in prison in this instance. The shooting occurred external a grocery store in Elgin, which is around 25 miles (40km) east of Austin. The vehicle leave is much of the time utilized as a pickup spot for individuals from the Forests Tip top Cheer Organization.

 

Heather Roth, a cheerleader, claimed that she exited her friend's vehicle to enter her own, but she chose the wrong vehicle. She retreated to the vehicle of her friend because there was a man in the passenger seat. "I witness the individual exiting the passenger door.

 

She continued, "I tried to apologize to him by rolling down my window, but he just threw his hands up, pulled out a gun, and he just started shooting at all of us." A bullet grazed Ms. Roth, but she did not suffer any serious injuries. Ms. Washington's spleen ruptured and her pancreas and diaphragm were damaged, according to the cheerleading team's owner. On Tuesday night, a prayer vigil was held by cheerleading squad members of Ms. Washington. The team is getting ready to compete this weekend without their teammate at the Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Florida. The team set up a GoFundMe account to help Ms. Washington pay for her medical bills. She was "shot twice and badly injured," according to the fundraiser. After locating his license plate number, the suspect was apprehended.

 

According to court documents, the shooting was also witnessed by a manager of a convenience store. This is the latest in a series of shootings this week in which young Americans are said to have approached the wrong person or house by mistake. In New York state, 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis was shot and killed on Saturday after a companion drove down some unacceptable carport. Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot in the head and arm last Thursday in Missouri when he rang the doorbell at the wrong address.