Texas cheerleader Payton Washington is back on the mat at Baylor University after recovering from her injuries. She was shot several times after a mix up in a grocery store parking lot in Elgin.
"When I saw the coaches at the hospital, I did cry because I thought my dreams were crushed at that moment," Payton Washington said referring to her dreams of being a collegiate athlete.Washington was getting ready for her final competitive cheerleader competition, her high school graduation, and preparing to head to Baylor University to be on the Acrobatics and Tumbling team.As of Wednesday, April 19, Shearer says Payton is doing as well as she can.
"I was like in a lot of pain, I mean, my stomach was open for a week, I had two surgeries," Washington said.
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