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Tyson Gay daughter death: Three held over shooting Tyson Gay daughter death: Three plead not guilty
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Police have charged three men in the fatal shooting of Trinity Gay, the daughter of US track athlete Tyson Gay. 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.
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. 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.
Another man was questioned by police but has not been charged, police said.
The three men are scheduled to be appear at the Fayette District court later on Monday.
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 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.
"She even said that since her father wasn't able to win his gold medal that she would win it for him," she said, adding that Trinity hoped to go to university to become a plastic surgeon.
Kentucky High School Athletic Association Commissioner Julian Tackett tweeted that he was "shocked to hear of death of Trinity Gay. A life of such potential cut so tragically short."
USA Track and Field have also tweeted their condolences.USA Track and Field have also tweeted their condolences.
Her father, Tyson Gay, is the joint second-fastest 100m runner of all time, behind Usain Bolt. 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.