Four men found guilty in shooting that killed daughter of former Razorback sprinter, Olympian

FILE - In this May 3, 2014, file photo, Trinity Gay, then a seventh-grader racing for her Scott County High School team, poses for a photo with her father, Tyson Gay, after she won the 100 meters and was part of the winning 4-by-100 and 4-by-200 relays at the meet in Georgetown, Ky
FILE - In this May 3, 2014, file photo, Trinity Gay, then a seventh-grader racing for her Scott County High School team, poses for a photo with her father, Tyson Gay, after she won the 100 meters and was part of the winning 4-by-100 and 4-by-200 relays at the meet in Georgetown, Ky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Four men have been found guilty in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Trinity Gay, the daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay.

News outlets reported a jury returned the verdicts Monday after deliberating for nearly five hours.

Jurors pronounced Chazerae Taylor guilty of wanton murder and four counts of wanton endangerment. His son, D'Markeo Taylor, was found guilty of wanton endangerment. D'Vonta Middlebrooks was found guilty on one count of wanton endangerment but not guilty on five other counts of the same charge. Lamonte Williams was found guilty on five counts of wanton endangerment.

Authorities have said Trinity Gay was an innocent bystander who died in 2016 after being shot in the neck during a shootout in a parking lot.

Tyson Gay said he's glad his daughter got some justice. He was part of a team that won a silver medal in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2012 London Games though that medal was ultimately stripped after Gay tested positive for steroids in 2013.

He also collected two NCAA titles and five SEC championships as a sprinter at Arkansas.

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