A woman who was hit by a stray bullet in the shooting which killed Migos rapper Takeoff is claiming to owe $200K in medical bills after slipping into a coma which left her in the hospital for a week.
Sydney Leday - who claims to have been injured by bullets at the Texas bowling alley where the 28-year-old rapper was shot dead back in November - has endured a long road to recovery and her family has even set up a GoFundMe to help with her medical bills in the six digits.
She also opened up about the hardships in a new interview with The Shade Room where she said that she has a bald spot from where she was shot in the head and now attends therapy sessions to treat her PTSD.
Leday explained that now loud events have taken a toll on her mentally as she said: 'For New Year's Eve you can only imagine what that was like just constantly hearing the popping. Well I wouldn't be able to feel normal.'
The shooting left her in a coma for a week in the hospital and she was asked what message she would like to put out to those responsible for the shooting.
Leday said: 'I would just say that was a senseless act that wasn't needed and it impacted people in a big way. Not just Takeoff, not just me. People that were there are traumatized.
Back in December, a 33-year-old man was arrested for murder after rapper Takeoff was shot dead. They wrote: 'Both Physical and Mental, Disabling Damages requiring treatment that is likely to abide with her for the balance of her Natural Life. These Lifealtering Debilitating Injuries has left my once happy girl completely traumatized.
'Sydney was an unfortunate victim of violence and we are calling on our Family, Friends and Community for support.
However, he wasn’t the only person shot during the altercation. A woman named Sydney Leday was also injured, and after fighting for her life, she’s detailing her experience. “Everything happened within a few seconds,” she told The Shade Room during an interview. Halloween marked Leday’s 24th birthday, and she was excited to be out and about in Houston. She never expected to be shot in the head that evening. “As soon as I saw a weapon, I tried to hurry up and get out of there.”
Houston Police arrested a man named Patrick Clark who they believe is responsible for shooting Takeoff but have still not named a suspect for the bullet that struck Sydney.
According to Sydney, she enjoyed a night on the town with her friends when they were invited to an after hours party at the bowling alley. “I’ve never been in this situation or known anybody that had to go through what I’m going through,” said Leday. “I’m just working on trying to get back to a normal [life] as much as possible.” The party was reportedly “thrown by J. Prince,” said The Shade Room. Sydney added, “I would say, we got there about one o’clock in the morning.” However, when the party seemed to be coming to an end, Leday noticed a shift in the energy.
“Everybody seemed like they knew each other,” she noted. Leday and her friend then watched on as the dice game unfolded. “We got outside, and it was time for everybody to go home. That’s when things changed.” The victim recalled seeing Quavo arguing with a man before other patrons came outside to see what was happening. Initially, it wasn’t a fight, but the two men were discussing the game that reportedly concerned $100K. When things turned serious, Leday remembered being “caught off guard.” Then, someone “[pulled] out a weapon,” which was Leday’s cue that it was time to go.
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