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Tyson Gay daughter death: Three plead not guilty | |
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Three men charged in the fatal shooting of Trinity Gay, daughter of US track athlete Tyson Gay, have pleaded not guilty in a court appearance. | |
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. |
On Monday night, thousands of people held a candlelight vigil in her memory. | |
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. |
Bail was set at $5,000 (£4,000) for each of them. | |
Another man, Dvonta Middlebrooks, 21, was charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. | Another man, Dvonta Middlebrooks, 21, was charged with wanton endangerment and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. |
His bail was set at $12,500. | |
All three men allegedly fired multiple shots during the incident. | All three men allegedly fired multiple shots during the incident. |
On Monday night, Tyson Gay led thousands of mourners in a candlelight vigil for his daughter at her Kentucky high school. | |
Gay said he was numb from crying over Trinity's death as he stood on the track at Lexington's Lafayette High School, which he also attended as a boy. | |
"I want you guys to love each other, have peace and protect each other," said Gay. | |
"That's what Trinity would have wanted. Life is not a joke." | |
Trinity was following in her father's footsteps as a talented sprinter at the school. | |
She had placed in the top five for several events in the Kentucky state competitions. | |
Gay said he believed his daughter was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of the shootout that erupted in the early hours of Sunday between two vehicles. | |
Trinity was pronounced dead less than an hour later at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. | Trinity was pronounced dead less than an hour later at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. |
"She was a beautiful person, very outgoing, athletic, always wanting to accomplish something," Debra Conley, Trinity's grandmother, told the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper. | "She was a beautiful person, very outgoing, athletic, always wanting to accomplish something," Debra Conley, Trinity's grandmother, told the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper. |
USA Track and Field have also tweeted their condolences. | USA Track and Field have also tweeted their condolences. |
Tyson Gay is the joint second-fastest 100m runner of all time, 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 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. | 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. |