Two of the four cheerleaders were hit on Wednesday in Texas by the gunfire, including one seriously who had to be airlifted to a hospital.
A man opened fire on cheerleaders in Texas after one tried to open the door of her car, which she mistook for her own vehicle, police and local media.
This news story is part of a tragic series of similar events in the United States, where guns are ravaging: a black teenager was seriously injured by gunshot last week after knocking on the wrong door of a home in the state of Missouri.
In the state of New York, a 20-year-old woman lost her life on Saturday, the victim of a gunshot after committing a car by mistake in the driveway of a private residence.
A disproportionate reaction
In Texas, in the small town of Elgin, it is also a misunderstanding which seems to have triggered a disproportionate reaction against four cheerleaders Tuesday evening, in the parking lot of a supermarket.
Heather Roth, one of the four teenage girls, thought she opened the door of her own car, turning it into another vehicle inside which was a man.
Armed like many Texas residents, he then approached the young women who had been seated in another car.
“I saw the man come out of the passenger side, and I rolled down my window to try to apologize,” Heather Roth told local channel KTRK. “He then raised his gun and started shooting at us.”
Two of the cheerleaders were hit by the gunfire, one of them seriously, who had to be airlifted to a hospital.
The suspected shooter, a 25-year-old man named Predo Tello Rodriguez, has been arrested and charged with action causing death, charges that may be clarified soon, Elgin police said.
Cousins of the cheerleaders and often associated with American football and basketball, cheerleaders encourage sports teams in the United States, especially on campuses.
