Comedian Rickey Smiley gives thanks for support after his teenage daughter was shot three times

Comedian Rickey Smiley is giving thanks for all of the outpouring of support, and expressing his anger, over the shooting of his 19-year-old daughter Aaryn Smiley in Houston Sunday night.
The Baylor University student was reportedly a passenger in a car when she was caught in the middle of an alleged road rage incident, involving two other vehicles, while waiting at a red light and was hit three times.  After some extremely tense and terrifying hours, Smiley took to Instagram Monday afternoon to reveal his 'daughter made it out of her operation' and that 'she's doing great!! Thank you for your prayers!!!!'

The stand-up comedian and actor, 51, revealed on his radio show early Monday that Aaryn was on her way to a Whataburger location when she was caught in the crossfire.  
'I'm just so angry right now,' he shared on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, adding, 'I go to bed around 8:30 or 9 o'clock, and I woke up to text messages.'

​The stand-up comedian and actor, 51, revealed on his radio show early Monday that Aaryn was on her way to a Whataburger location when she was caught in the crossfire.  
'I'm just so angry right now,' he shared on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show, adding, 'I go to bed around 8:30 or 9 o'clock, and I woke up to text messages.'

'This is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. I won't be out of the hospital for a while nor will I be able to walk for a while due to nerve damage,' the teenager captioned an Instagram Story photo showing the inside of the car she was riding in covered in blood. 'The scariest part of this is that I'm alone. They won't let me see my parents or let anyone come in because of covid. I'm terrified.' 
In another post, Aaryn revealed that her legs were struck by 'armored rifle bullets' designed to penetrate ballistic armor, Later in the day, Smiley uploaded a video to YouTube, where he expressed his frustrations about gun violence and how he 'can't think straight' since learning of the violent ordeal. 'I can't imagine what parents have to go through whose child has been killed,' he could be heard saying in the selfie video.
According to the Houston Police Department, the occupant(s) in one of the vehicles shot three men who were at that same stop light. They all suffered non-life-threatening injuries. 
By Kevin Kayhart