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Sprinter Tyson Gay’s daughter shot dead in US
LEXINGTON: Authorities said the 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay was fatally shot in the US state of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON: Authorities said the 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay was fatally shot in the US state of Kentucky.
The Fayette County coroner’s office said in a statement that Trinity Gay died at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
“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,” the sprinter was quoted by media reports as saying.
The sprinter’s agent, Mark Wetmore, confirmed in a text message to The Associated Press that Gay’s daughter was killed.
Lexington police said in a statement that officers went to the parking lot of a restaurant after witnesses reported gunfire exchanged between two vehicles. Officers located one of the vehicles and stopped two people for questioning.
Tyson Gay has competed in the last three Summer Olympics.
He was part of a team that won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2012 London Game.
The silver medal, however, was ultimately stripped after Gay tested positive for steroids in 2013.
