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| US sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter, 15, shot dead in Kentucky | US sprinter Tyson Gay's daughter, 15, shot dead in Kentucky |
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| US Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay's 15-year-old daughter has been killed in a shooting in the US state of Kentucky, police say. | |
| Police in Lexington said Trinity Gay was hit in the neck during an exchange of fire between two vehicles in a restaurant car park. | Police in Lexington said Trinity Gay was hit in the neck during an exchange of fire between two vehicles in a restaurant car park. |
| She was taken to hospital where she later died, local media reported. | She was taken to hospital where she later died, local media reported. |
| Mr Gay, who is from Lexington, confirmed her death to local TV station Lex 18. | Mr Gay, who is from Lexington, confirmed her death to local TV station Lex 18. |
| "She didn't make it. I'm so confused. She was just here last week for fall break. It's so crazy. I have no idea what happened," Lex18 quoted him as saying. | "She didn't make it. I'm so confused. She was just here last week for fall break. It's so crazy. I have no idea what happened," Lex18 quoted him as saying. |
| Mr Gay is the US 100m record holder and is the joint second-fastest 100m runner of all time, behind Usain Bolt. | |
| The US track and field athletics team tweeted its condolences, sending "thoughts and prayers" to Mr Gay and his loved ones "as they mourn the tragic & senseless loss of his daughter, Trinity". | The US track and field athletics team tweeted its condolences, sending "thoughts and prayers" to Mr Gay and his loved ones "as they mourn the tragic & senseless loss of his daughter, Trinity". |
| Mr Gay's daughter was also an athlete and competed for Lafayette High School, where she was studying. | |
| "A life of such potential cut so tragically short," tweeted Julian Tackett, commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletics Association. | |
| Police have launched a murder investigation into the shooting, which happened at about 0400 local time (0800 GMT) outside the Cook Out restaurant in the city, Lexington police said in a statement. | |
| Witnesses reported an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles, a gray Dodge Charger and a dark-coloured sports car with tinted windows. | Witnesses reported an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles, a gray Dodge Charger and a dark-coloured sports car with tinted windows. |
| Ms Gay was taken to University of Kentucky hospital in a private car. | |
| Officers located the Dodge Charger and detained two people for questioning but were still searching for the other vehicle, police said. | Officers located the Dodge Charger and detained two people for questioning but were still searching for the other vehicle, police said. |
| Tyson Gay was part of the US 100m relay team at the Rio Olympics. | |
| In 2013 he tested positive for a banned substance and was banned from competition for a year. |