Monday, October 17, 2016

US Sprinter Tyson Gay’s Teen Daughter Shot Dead

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The 15-year-old daughter of American Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay has been fatally shot in Kentucky, the athlete’s agent and authorities said on Sunday.


Associated Press reports that Trinity Gay died at the University of Kentucky Medical Centre, according to the coroner’s office for Fayette County.

The athlete’s agent, Mark Wetmore, confirmed in a text message to The Associated Press that Gay’s daughter had died.

United States Track and Field also confirmed the death and condoled with Gay via Twitter.

Lexington police said in a statement that officers went to the parking lot of a restaurant near the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington about 4 a.m. Sunday after witnesses reported gunfire had been exchanged between two vehicles. Officers located one of the vehicles and stopped two people for questioning, the statement added.

Police spokeswoman Brenna Angel said police don’t believe Trinity Gay was in either of the vehicles involved.

Trinity Gay was a sprinter at Lafayette High in Lexington and finished fourth in the 100 meters and fifth in the 200 meters at the state Class 3A high school track meet in May, records show. She also ran on a 4×200 relay team that finished fourth. Her father also ran at Lafayette and still holds the state record in the 100 set in 2001.

The police statement didn’t identify Trinity Gay by name, saying a juvenile who was struck at the scene was taken by private vehicle to the UK Hospital and later pronounced dead.

A tweet from Kentucky High School Athletic Association commissioner Julian Tackett said he was stunned by the death: “Shocked to hear of death of Trinity Gay. A life of such potential cut so tragically short. Sympathies to Tyson and entire family.”

Tyson Gay, 34, has competed in the past three Olympic Games.

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