The daughter of Tyson Gay, U.S. track star, was killed in a shooting at a restaurant in Lexington.
CBS reports that Trinity Gay, 15, was shot around 4 a.m. Sunday morning and was proclaimed dead about an hour later.
The police statement said that a juvenile was struck at the scene was taken by private vehicle to the University of Kentucky Hospital and later pronounced dead.
"A juvenile who was struck at the scene was transported to a hospital by private vehicle and then transferred to UKH, where she was pronounced deceased. The victim has been identified by the Fayette county coroner's office as 15-year-old Trinity Gay of Lexington."
The shooting took place at the Cook Out restaurant on South Broadway, involving an exchange of gunfire between two cars. According to The Guardian, the teenager was believed to have been caught in the crossfire of a suspected gang attack, and was hit in the neck.
Meanwhile, her father confirmed her death to a local TV station, LX 18. He said, "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."
Gay, 34, shared that he was very close to his daughter, who was following in his footsteps as a rising track star.
Shoshana Boyd, her mother, said, "She was so innocent, she was so innocent. I just want people to stop shooting and realize who they're hurting. It's just random. They don't understand, they don't understand who they're hurting."
Trinity was a rising star on the track team at Lafayette High School.
In fact, she finished fourth in the 100 meters and fifth in the 200 meters at the state Class 3A high school track meet in May. She also ran on a 4x200 relay team that finished fourth.
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