A cheerleader shot after a friend accidentally opened the door of the wrong car is describing the terrifying moment, sharing details of her injuries, recovery and future plans. Watch the exclusive interview on 'Good Morning America' on Friday.
Payton Washington, one ofshot in April after her friend accidentally opened the door of the wrong car, is speaking out for the first time since the attack that left her in critical condition.
Washington, 18, described the terrifying incident in an exclusive interview with"Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan, airing Friday at 7 a.m. ET."I was actually texting and [eating] Twizzlers," Washington said of the moments before someone opened the door of her teammate's car. Just after midnight on April 18, Washington and three of her fellow teammates with the Woodlands Elite Cheer Company finished practice and were in the HEB parking lot in Elgin, Texas.One teammate, Heather Roth, 21, opened the door of a vehicle that she thought was hers, but a stranger, later identified by police as Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., 25, was in the passenger seat.
Roth, who later spoke out on Instagram Live after the incident, said she got out of the car and went back to her friend's vehicle where the three other cheerleaders, including Washington, were sitting. According to authorities, Rodriguez allegedly approached the vehicle with the cheerleaders, and when Roth rolled down the window to apologize, Rodriguez opened fire on the four cheerleaders, injuring Roth and Washington.
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