Texas Cheerleaders Shot After Mistakenly Opening Wrong Car Door

Texas Cheerleaders Shot After Mistakenly Opening Wrong Car Door
Cheerleaders standing in a line. Illustration - Stephen Coburn/Shutterstock
Jana J. Pruet
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Two Texas cheerleaders were shot, one critically, after one of the girls mistakenly opened the door of the wrong vehicle in a grocery store parking lot.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire at about 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday at the HEB grocery store in Elgin, Texas, police said in a news release. Elgin is about 25 miles northeast of Austin.

Jana J. Pruet
Jana J. Pruet
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Jana J. Pruet is an award-winning investigative journalist. She covers news in Texas with a focus on politics, energy, and crime. She has reported for many media outlets over the years, including Reuters, The Dallas Morning News, and TheBlaze, among others. She has a journalism degree from Southern Methodist University. Send your story ideas to: [email protected]
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