Thousands attend vigil for Trinity Gay

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:12 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

One day after 15-year-old Trinity Gay, the daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay, was shot and killed outside a restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky, a group of thousands gathered to honor Gay with a candlelight vigil.

The vigil was held at the Lafayette High School track, where Gay competed as a runner. Tyson Gay spoke to the crowd and said he was proud of the Lexington community for supporting his family.

Three men - Chazerae Taylor, 38, D’Markeo Taylor, Dvonta Middlebrooks - were arrested and charged following the shooting, and all three pled not guilty.

Her father, Tyson Gay, asks people to take this incident to heart and STOP the senseless gun violence that's killed an innocent girl @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/SD7i9oMcQD
— Heather Fountaine (@WHAS11Heather) October 18, 2016