Tyson Gay, right, and Shoshana Boyd, second right, mother of Trinity Gay, hold hands during a moment of silence at a memorial service for their slain daughter at Lafayette High School, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in Lexington, Ky. Several thousand people, turned out Monday night for a candlelight vigil in Kentucky to honor their 15-year-old daughter, who was fatally shot over the weekend. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay says he will help explore ways to mentor youth in Lexington after the shooting death of his 15-year-old daughter over the weekend.
Gay said in a statement released Friday that he’s determined his daughter’s death won’t be “senseless. We must come together as a community to protect each other, giving our young people the tools they need to resolve their conflicts and lead successful lives — the kind that Trinity was well on her way to living.”
Witnesses told police that gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles early Sunday. Trinity Gay was hit by a round.
Tyson Gay offers support so that the “spirit of Trinity will sprint on long after we say goodbye to her this weekend.”
