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18-Year-Old Ball State Football Player Dies After Shooting in Florida
The 18-year-old defensive back was an unintended victim in a shooting that injured three people, and police said the suspect or suspects remain at large.
- Ball State freshman defensive back Gavin Yates-Lyons died Saturday, May 30, following a shooting in Tallahassee, Florida, that occurred on May 24. The 18-year-old was among three victims at the parking garage incident.
- Caught in the crossfire, Yates-Lyons was shot at an 'unsanctioned pop-up party' held in a parking garage adjacent to Legacy Suites Apartments. The incident was unintended; he was not a target of the violence.
- Before enrolling at Ball State in January 2026, Yates-Lyons graduated early from Lowndes County High School in Georgia. He had returned home to attend his graduation ceremony one day before he was shot.
- The suspect or suspects remain at large as the Tallahassee Police Department continues its investigation. Two other adult male victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting.
- Ball State football chief of staff Pete Roley said, "Gavin was an extraordinary person," while a GoFundMe created for the family has already raised over $8,000. The school extended condolences to his family and teammates.
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Ball State’s Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, dies days after shooting
Gavin Yates-Lyons, 18, an early entrant on the Ball State football team, died as the result of gunshot wounds according to multiple outlets on Sunday. Yates-Lyons, a native of Valdosta, Ga., was among three victims of a parking garage shooting in Tallahassee, Fla., on May 24. According to The Tallahassee Democrat, Yates-Lyons was caught in a crossfire in the garage, which is adjacent to off-campus apartments for Florida State University st…
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