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| Tyson Gay daughter death: Three held over shooting | |
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| Police have charged three men in the fatal shooting of Trinity Gay, the daughter of US track athlete Tyson Gay. | Police have charged three men in the fatal shooting of Trinity Gay, the daughter of US track athlete Tyson Gay. |
| Trinity Gay, 15, died after being shot in the neck amid an exchange of gunfire between two parked vehicles at a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. | Trinity Gay, 15, died after being shot in the neck amid an exchange of gunfire between two parked vehicles at a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. |
| Police do not believe Trinity was in either of the vehicles involved in the early Sunday morning shootout. | Police do not believe Trinity was in either of the vehicles involved in the early Sunday morning shootout. |
| Chazerae Taylor, 38, and his 19-year-old son D'Markeo, face charges for wanton endangerment. | Chazerae Taylor, 38, and his 19-year-old son D'Markeo, face charges for wanton endangerment. |
| Another man, Dvonta Middlebrooks, was charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. | Another man, Dvonta Middlebrooks, was charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. |
| He allegedly fired multiple shots during the incident. | He allegedly fired multiple shots during the incident. |
| Witnesses reported an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles, a grey Dodge Charger and a dark-coloured sports car with tinted windows, at 0400 local time (0800GMT) on Sunday. | |
| Trinity was a talented sprinter at her local high school. | Trinity was a talented sprinter at her local high school. |
| She placed in the top five for several events in the Kentucky state competitions. | She placed in the top five for several events in the Kentucky state competitions. |
| USA Track and Field have tweeted their condolences. | USA Track and Field have tweeted their condolences. |
| Her father, Tyson Gay, is the joint second-fastest 100m runner of all time globally, behind Usain Bolt. | |
| He participated in the last three summer Olympic games and was part of the US 100m relay team at the Rio Olympics. | |
| He won a silver for the 4x100 meter relay in London 2012, but that medal was stripped when he tested positive in 2013 for a prohibited substance and was banned from competition for a year. |