TX cheerleader shot 3 times after friend got into wrong car after practice breaks silence on ordeal

Texas cheerleader shot three times after her teammate got into the wrong car breaks her silence on terrifying ordeal that left her spleen shattered and stomach with holes in it: ‘I didn’t see him. I was looking at my phone’ Payton Washington’s spleen shattered after she was shot three times on April 18 in an HEB parking lot after her teammate accidentally got in the wrong car She had numerous surgeries to fix the two holes in her stomach and diaphragm and had to have a lobe in her pancreas removed The alleged gunman Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr. , 25, was charged with a third-degree felony for deadly conduct.

He has since been released on a $100k bail By Alyssa Guzman For Dailymail. Com Published: 10:43 EDT, 2 June 2023 | Updated: 13:46 EDT, 2 June 2023 e-mail 6 View comments A Texas cheerleader is recalling the shooting that left her with a shattered spleen and holes in her stomach after her teammate accidentally got into the wrong car after practice. Payton Washington, 18, was left with immense injuries after she, Heather Roth, 21, and two other Woodlands Elite Cheer Company teammates were allegedly attacked by Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr.

, 25, in April after Roth made a simple mistake in an HEB parking lot. ‘My spleen was shattered. My stomach had two holes in it.

And my diaphragm had two holes in it. And then they had to remove a lobe from my pancreas. I had 32 staples,’ she told Good Morning America (GMA).

Washington posted photos of her injuries weeks after the incident, showing a long line of staples running the length of her stomach. The young woman, who graduated high school last weekend, said she doesn’t remember much about the incident as she was ‘actually texting and eating Twizzlers’ when the shots rang out. EXCLUSIVE: ¿My spleen was shattered.

My stomach had two holes in it. And my diaphragm had two holes in it . .

. I had 32 staples. ” Payton Washington, a Texas cheerleader who was shot after her friend got into the wrong car, speaks out to @michaelstrahan .

https://t. co/TbGXQNvbRV pic. twitter.

com/FR7R7i5Hkm — Good Morning America (@GMA) June 2, 2023 Payton Washington, 18, was left with immense injuries after her, Heather Roth, 21, and two other Woodlands Elite Cheer Company teammates were allegedly attacked by Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr. , 25, in April after Roth accidentally got into the wrong car in an HEB parking lot ‘My spleen was shattered. My stomach had two holes in it.

And my diaphragm had two holes in it. And then they had to remove a lobe from my pancreas. I had 32 staples,’ Washington said ‘The hardest part was after the surgeries,’ she said.

She went through intense rehab and still has trouble getting out of bed and standing by herself After Roth had come back to the right car, moments later Rodriguez would approach their vehicle and begin shooting after the cheerleader rolled down the window to apologize. ‘I didn’t think it was going to be as big of a deal as it was. She just kept saying: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” that was the last thing that was really said.

‘When I heard the first shot, I turned immediately with my blanket,’ she continued. ‘I didn’t know where it was coming from or anything, but it being so loud that my ears were ringing, I knew to turn and do something. ‘ The four girls eventually drove off to flee the raining bullets, but Rodriguez still managed to graze Roth with a bullet and hit Washington three times in her butt and back.

‘I saw blood on my passenger’s seat, so I knew somewhere I was bleeding, but I had so much adrenaline, I didn’t really know where,’ she said. ‘And then whenever we pulled over and opened the door, I was like: “Oh, got to throw up. ” And that’s when I was throwing up blood and I’m like: “Oh, that’s not normal.

” Roth (right) was grazed by a bullet, while Washington (left) was shot twice in the butt and once in the back Rodriguez was charged with a third-degree felony for deadly conduct. He has since been released on a $100,000 bail ‘And that’s when I knew something, somewhere was wrong. ‘ She was airlifted to the hospital in critical condition and had to have her spleen removed .

‘The hardest part was after the surgeries,’ she told GMA. She went through intense rehab and still has trouble getting out of bed and standing by herself. ‘It was hard … hurting to walk or stand is really weird when, a week before, you were doing a bunch of flips, running the track, and doing long jump, and all this stuff,’ she said.

Washington, who is set to attend Baylor University in the fall, is not allowing the incident to stop her. The young woman, who graduated high school last weekend, said she doesn’t remember much about the incident as she was ‘actually texting and eating Twizzlers’ when it occurred Washington is set to attend Baylor University in the fall and plans to return to tumbling in a few months Rodriguez began shooting after Roth (pictured) returned to the right car. She rolled down her window to apologize again when the gunman allegedly began shooting at them ‘He did what he did, and I’m just gonna try and get through it.

There’s no point in me really thinking about what he did,’ she told GMA. ‘You can literally do anything if you push and you persevere. Don’t doubt yourself ever because you can do anything as long as you’re putting your 120% into it.

‘ Rodriguez was charged with a third-degree felony for deadly conduct. He has since been released on a $100,000 bail. Washington graduated high school with a 5.

1 GPA and was an honors student. She walked the stage just five weeks after the shooting. She also plans to return to tumbling within the next two months, according to GMA.

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