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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

EXPLAINED: Texas cheerleader recounts moment she was shot after friend got into wrong car | Vintage Vibes

Payton Washington

A Texas cheerleader who was shot after her friend opened the door of the wrong car has opened up about the traumatising ordeal.

Payton Washington, 18, was shot allegedly by 25-year-old Pedro Tello Rodriguez in an act of random violence in the city of Elgin on 18 April. Before the violence unfolded, Payton had parked in a grocery store parking lot which serves as a carpool pickup spot for members of their cheerleading team.

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