The Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay made a moving plea for peace Saturday at his daughter’s funeral.The shooting death of 15-year-old Trinity Gay left her silver medalist father reeling and ready to make a change.
“This is our community that we need to take back,” Gay said as he addressed the mourners at the Southland Christian Church in Lexington, Ky. “A lot of kids are followers now. We need to be there for each other but I need everyone's help from the mayor to the police to all of you to allow her legacy to keep moving.”
Nearly 1,000 people, many wearing pink and purple, Trinity’s favorite colors, packed the massive church.
Trinity Gay was out with friends when she was fatally struck in the neck by a bullet on Sunday outside a Lexington Cook Out restaurant.
The shooting erupted around 4 a.m. when men in two cars opened fire on each other in the restaurant parking lot, police said. Four men were arrested in relation to the shooting.
On Saturday, gospel music filled the air as mourners made their way past the casket and dozens of flower arrangements scattered around the church and lobby.
Following in her father’s fast footsteps, Trinity was a rising
On Saturday, gospel music filled the air as mourners made their way past the casket and dozens of flower arrangements scattered around the church and lobby.
Following in her father’s fast footsteps, Trinity was a rising
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