The squad at the Woodlands Elite Cheer Company placed second at the World Cheerleading Championships just days after one of their star members was wounded during a shooting.
Payton Washington, 18, was shot twice by 25-year-old Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr.
She was with her cheer team at an HEB near Austin last week when one of the girls accidentally approached the wrong vehicle.
Words were exchanged and Rodriguez opened fire. One girl was grazed by a bullet, but Payton was seriously wounded and rushed to the ICU, police said.
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As Washington began her road to recovery, her teammates were left to compete without her at the World’s Cheerleading Competition in Orlando, Florida this past weekend.
The owner of the cheer company says it was tough to find someone to fill Washington’s position, but in true spirit, the team pulled through and were able to celebrate a big accomplishment.
The “Generals” from the Woodlands Elite Cheer Company took home the Silver Globe Trophy.